I just wanted to throw my two cents in, lol.

I completely understand what you're saying about people not understanding others, and that these girls in your class we're being completely insensitive and rude. And that the professor did nothing to make the situation any better.

Now, that said. I am not a fan of Emily Dickinson. I've always found her poetry trite and insipid. I also find that a lot of her poetry is about sex and god, and since she was alone, it was really about "self-love" and god, and the experience of the two together (AKA, God as her lover). That actually happens a lot with recluse women writers, and I've never really cared much for them either, lol.

But anyways, I didn't want to bash anyone's views of Emily Dickinson. I completely respect all of you and her. (To some degree, I mean, I have to acknowledge that she has been published for such a long amount of time that she must have some worth as a writer. She's simply not my style). But I did want to throw out my own opinions about her. I'm an English major and love talking about anything Literature-y, good or bad.

Hope no one minded!
Ro