The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson's Envelope Poems

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The Gorgeous Nothings is a pivotal book: the first full-color publication of Emily Dickinsons complete envelope writings in facsimile from her visually stunning manuscripts here in a deluxe large-scale edition The Gorgeous Nothings the first full-color facsimile edition of Emily Dickinsons manuscripts ever to appear is a deluxe edition of her late writings presenting this crucially important experimental late work exactly as she wrote it on scraps of envelopes. A never-before-possible glimpse into the process of one of our most important poets.The book presents all the envelope writings 52 reproduced life-size in full color both front and back with an accompanying transcription to aid in the reading allowing us to enjoy this little-known but important body of Dickinsons writing. Envisioned by the artist Jen Bervin and made possible by the extensive research of the Dickinson scholar Marta L. Werner this book offers a new understanding and appreciation of the genius of Emily Dickinson. 110