Hope is the first word of three different poems by Emily Dickinson, the first of which famously continues, “is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul.” ...

In this poem, Dickinson writes about hope for the future. No matter how bad things may seem, there is always another day, another place, another sky. There is another sky, Ever serene and fair ...

SMITH: This is poem 668 by Emily Dickinson. Nature is what we see - the hill, the afternoon, squirrel, eclipse, the bumblebee. Nay, nature is heaven. Nature is what we hear ...

Dickinson, who lived from 1830 to 1886, is known for her poems such as “Because I could not stop for Death” and “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers.” ...

Guest Julie Dobrow, author of "After Emily. Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America's Greatest Poet" and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Tufts University.

Dickinson, who lived from 1830 to 1886, is known for her poems such as "Because I could not stop for Death" and "'Hope' is the thing with feathers." The writer was a celebrity in her time - and ...