Dear Emily (Emily Dickinson tribute)

Aww, this is a wonderful tribute! I love how you described her, especially the line, "bold modesty", everything's just ah chef's kiss! It truly felt like something I would read in a poetry book by an infamous poet! And so I urge you to keep writing!

One thing I just want to point out- not sure if this is intentional or not as important I'm not an expert- but the first two stanzas referred to Emily as "you" while the third changed to "she". So that seemed just a tad odd to me but I apologize if it's not a big deal in poetry!

Thank you for sharing and keep growing <3

I love Emily. Love this. Might review later.

Hello Arcticus. I want to begin by saying that you are my favorite poet on YWS and I love reading your poems and most importantly I like reviewing them. I will get to reviewing right now.

So first of all I am a guy that likes to think about the atmosphere of a poem. Your poem is unique in a way. It gives me that feeling of Jane Austen or Brontë sisters kind of. I don't remember reading a poem like that so I found it interesting.

I read only 2 poems of yours(including this one) and I realized that you create them in the style of a letter. This enhances the intimacy contained in the poem and really allows you, as a reader, to know the relationship between the persona and his lover. These letters of yours have this pattern that tries to convey as much information as possible. You start by laying the foundation, giving some info about the writer, talking to the one receiving that letter and then ending on a positive tone. Nothing wrong with that but while the southern flowers was perfect in my eyes this one has a rushed feel, even though you tried to make it seem a lovely relaxed letter. I can't say for sure where the problem is but I think that if you wish so, you can reread the poem and fix this. If not that's cool no problem.

While throwing another glance on your work I found such a rushed stanza. I am talking about the second one, more precisely the portrait of the lover. You packed too many details in a sentence, giving the impression of a note, on what characteristics the woman should have.

As for interpretation I will take the first stanza and deconstruct it in order to tell everything I can about it.
So the first two lines: "we stay indoors/these days" may be trying to talk about the period we find ourselves into, the lockdown. But on a symbolistic level one can think that the writer speaks about people feeling lonely, unloved and overall depressed. That is why the lover says "a seclusion not unlike your/when you refused/ to come down/ from your room".
Second stanza introduces the girl to the readers. Her appearance is outlined and what can be deduced is that the girl is a frail being, looking shy but that shyness is dispelled by her inteligent look "bold modesty". The next 2 lines are what set the persona's identity as a lover. Being her lover he would check on her that is why he saw her strolling in her garden.
The last stanza is a little hard to understand but so far I understood that people viewed the girl as a object ofbgossip, underestimating her capabilities. That is why they will be surprised if she would get out and make herself be known.

Wow this is one of my longest reviews. I really like your works and looking forward to the next poem.