Why Was Emily Dickinson Important

Throughout the years there many influential authors have been none to American Literature. Without many of which, our poems and stories would never have reached the level of entertainment and significance that they are at today. One of these very influential authors is Emily Dickinson. At first Dickinson was not known of as a great poet, since she did not actually publish any of her poetry before her death. It was only after she died that Lavinia, Dickinson’s sister, found the hundreds of poems Dickinson had written throughout her lifetime. Without these poems American Literature would have been set back many years and may have never reached where it has so far in today’s society. There are many reasons why Emily Dickinson was significant