Emily Dickinson's Tragic Life Story Explained

Considering how many recent TV and film adaptations of her life there have been, you might think Emily Dickinson was one of the most famous poets of her time. Quite the contrary, though. Dickinson was all but unknown in her lifetime, with her poems only being published after her death.
Once they were published, however, they became a phenomenon. The desires they expressed and experiences they described had a near-universal sensibility to them that many people could relate to. Perhaps that's because Dickinson's own life was filled with longing, loss, and heartbreak. Here are some of the tragic details about Emily Dickinson's real life.
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Epilepsy | 0:00
Loving a woman | 1:11
Remaining anonymous | 2:26
Strained mother-daughter relationship | 3:22
Friends dying young | 4:16
Lover's tragic death | 5:11
Nephew's illness and death | 6:20
Dying young herself | 7:18
Fame after death | 8:31
Giving up on poetry | 9:44
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[@GrungeHQ]

What is your favorite Emily Dickinson poem?

[@lissynyxx853]

“I’m Nobody.” Thanks for this!

[@piyasachakraborty3832]

Because I could not stop for Death

[@BEHEDETY]

"Wild nights - Wild nights"

[@caitlinreedy7878]

The soul selects her own society

[@Piana28]

“I felt a funeral in my brain”.

[@rachelh2780]

I read an autobiography called 'Life is a loaded gun.' It touched on her long hours of writing, and her envelope poems she wrote. She used anything as paper and used letter envelope backs and closures. I recommend getting the envelope poems. You will not be disappointed.

[@latormenta8]

"I need you more and more, and the great world grows wider… every day you stay away - I miss my biggest heart; my own goes wandering round, and calls for Susie… Susie, forgive me Darling, for every word I say - my heart is full of you… yet when I seek to say to you something not for the world, words fail me… I shall grow more and more impatient until that dear day comes, for til now, I have only mourned for you; now I begin to hope for you" but they were "friends"

[@jenn8961]

gay af

[@imsotired9119]

Exactly😂

[@sjk6101983]

I have epilepsy myself so I have a soft spot for Emily Dickinson! I really want to read her poetry!

[@MichaelTurner856]

I've had seizures before to so now I'm more interested to

[@sjk6101983]

Me too! I don’t think I ever read her poetry before

[@Reilly0611]

My sister got epilepsy as she does is blame weed for it LOL

[@sjk6101983]

@@Reilly0611 I never found out what caused mine and my neurologist doesn’t know either

[@Reilly0611]

@@sjk6101983 same with her tbh

[@BEHEDETY]

IT'S UNFAIR SOME BRILLIANT MINDS IN THE HISTORY ARE ONES OF SUFFERED MORE.

[@garylefevers]

Perhaps the suffering elevates the brilliance into something extraordinary.

[@rj-hg1kq]

i think it‘s very often the suffering that inspires the art in the first place

[@TheTonialadd]

Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me. Emily Dickinson

[@edp3202]

And my immortality.....

[@professorgraemeyorston]

Excellent video, your channel is one of very few that cites sources of information. Keep up the good work.

[@petabulmer3317]

I have loved Emily's poems for many years!

[@DaveSCameron]

My heroine of poetry. ❤️

[@heatherbowlan1961]

Thank you love Emily Dickinson poems

[@liamo.1451]

Top 3 favourite poets, hands down

[@dustbunee2007]

My great-grandmother (my dad's maternal grandmother) led that side of the family to believe that Stephen Foster was one of our ancestors, and that's what I grew up believing. About ten years ago, my dad did his own research, and found out that was not true. However, my dad did find out that Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost are two of our distant cousins, which explains my love for writing stories.

[@h.calvert3165]

Wow! That's impressive & inspirational! 🌟

[@oneup199]

I think this post is a story

[@charlesw322]

it turns out I'm a distant cousin of Donald Trump that's why I love to be in charge of people😂😂

[@maxwellgriego8503]

Loved the video! You guys should do a video on Ella Higginson! A forgotten genius who's revival is comin!

[@MarcBrown]

An amazing and tremendously deep person who lived in a prison, in part at least, of her own making. As such, she couldn't experience the wider world. Instead, she had to imagine it, much like the memory maker from Blade Runner, she understood "anything real is a mess." Luckily, her brilliant mind, keen imagination, and powerful emotions were so strong, she had to write them down. If I could meet and converse with any woman from before my time, there would be no hesitation. Thank you Emily, for giving us.... you.

[@marcstevens8576]

Thanks for this, as it explained a lot to me. I always thought of Emily as some kind of Puritan Recluse. Now that you mention a one big word about her- EPILEPSY that, that has explained a lot. I have the same, write songs & like to be left alone. Now I Can really understand why most of her writings were pretty much depressing & why she wanted them destroyed after her passing. Now I get it. Thanks...

[@wingone4438]

@Marc Stevens, I'm nobody! Who are you? are you nobody too? Then there's a pair of us- don't tell! They'd bansish us you know.-Miss Emily You, me and millions of other's. You know there are many Saints named so throughout history simply because they had Epilepsy. In other cultures, not so much. There was some good info in this video but a Lot wrong and much of her life left out. Many Blessings with your continued art! ✌

[@heatherbowlan1961]

Please can you tell me what that Island is in the framed piece of map behind you on the wall ? Please ,I love this show it always fills in the blanks that we never knew about people we admired ! Thank you for all your research and to work you put into your videos , Well done ,your appreciated .fr,Canada

[@timlynch5710]

If you are Canadian you would recognize New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI in that frame.(Not to scale.)

[@heatherbowlan1961]

@@timlynch5710 I do I just want to make sure ! I’m just wondering why they have it , is there a reason it was framed , I love it , it’s my home !

[@cutzymccall7675]

TY!

[@Renae5147]

I fully believe I’m a reincarnation of Emily. We have the same personality type, same height, both enjoyed the same food, wrote poetry, both reclusive. I have the same heart condition she had, her brothers name was Austin and that’s the name of my lifelong friend. Her love interest was supposedly Sue, which is the name of my grandma. For years I’ve had dreams of living in the 1800s and I’ve always been drawn to it.

[@zxvx39r8e]

her love interest was susan, not sue susan ended up marrying her brother tho, it was unrequited love

[@distantstanza4635]

Regarding Dickinson the poetry speaks for itself

[@gaynorroberts8201]

I had no idea she had epilepsy which shows my ignorance. Her words have lasted the test of time.

[@tarotaskbackwards]

This is so sad.

[@ericphantri96734]

Little physical but greatest impact in human consciousness

[@Zzzsleepzzz]

Wow finally putting a face to the voice of Grunge. Handsome

[@zaytheofficial4947]

Is she the lady that created the black cake that is also known as Caribbean rum cake? Minus the rum

[@hipp_katt]

What are the films they show clips from?

[@TangerineTanns]

A Quiet Passion (2016) and TV series Dickinson (2019-2021)

[@hipp_katt]

@@TangerineTanns thank you!

[@mcmandy086]

There's also Wild Nights With Emily.

[@AquariusLeviathanProphecy]

Emily was my favorite Because I Couldnt Stop for Death 💀📖🖤🥀👩 1:52

[@CherokeeBird]

I don't believe she had epilepsy. Currently people think it was mini strokes, along with Bipolar Disorder

[@rogercarroll2551]

Knock it off ! Her life was not TRAGIC. It was what she wanted. Epilepsy has not been proven.

[@wingone4438]

Of course there was much sadness as in all lives but you're right! It was what she wanted! For the most part, Miss Emily lived her best life. And she Loved messing around with folks too just to confuse them and get a good laugh 😀

[@edp3202]

​@@wingone4438she loved being in her bedroom at her desk looking out the window writing.

[@oneglobeoneloveofficial]

Emily Dickinson was not gay! In her time, strong and fond female friendships were voiced differently than the language used today. Just because Emil never married and had a strong friendship with her brothers wife does not mean she was gay. Emily was highly introverted and dare I say highly sensitive. In today's world, there is a lot more understanding around these personality traits than there was in her day. So for anyone who wants to question whether or not she was gay, please learn to understand and grow your knowledge about this incredibly gifted poet who has left us with an amazing legacy. Thank you

[@wingone4438]

Thank You! Far too often people forget, you can't look back at or study history with a mindset of today. The same can be said about questioning Louisa May Alcott's life. There's also the problem with videos like these that leave out Lots of information on people's lives or add things that are just plain wrong info.

[@oneglobeoneloveofficial]

@@wingone4438 it is a poorly put together video I must say. I feel it's not a matter of forgetting most of the time. Sometimes people don't know how to study something whether it be a time period, person or historic event. I got irked because the question of Emily being gay was not asked in earnest. It was asked from modern day thinking and flirting with fantasy. It had nothing to do with exploring her life and her as a person. I have never heard of Marjorie. I will look her up. Cheers.

[@callmemako3510]

Yeah but there’s not enough proof she… wasn’t gay though?

[@oneglobeoneloveofficial]

@@callmemako3510 it's a question that will NEVER be able to be answered by anyone on this planet. I stand by my original comments as a widely read person of Emily Dickinson's life. It's her poetry that should be celebrated instead of everyone wondering whether she was gay or not while providing poorly made videos to hypothesise. It's a disrespect to her life, work and legacy. At the end of the day what does it truly matter whether she was or not? Their are those that appreciate a poet and those that fantasise about a poet. The two are not mutually the same.

[@ReginaApple007]

​@callmemako3510 you cannot prove unicorns don't exist. That's not a good reason for authority figures to go around claiming they do.

[@wordscapes5690]

Emily Dickinson’s life was many things - “tragic” was not one of those things.

[@marcynoona]

A lot of this is untrue

[@wingone4438]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!! ❤

[@Skdjfjfffj]

Shashank aur mai kab ek sath rehenge

[@kiranv8815]

Next time record video standing with less background stuff 🙂

[@hedylamarr1688]

LIES ...how dare you?

[@october3656]

first lol

[@user-ms1pg2ok4i]

Emily never left her house? She traveled. She went to school.

[@KristinP-zi2dj]

How can you say she never left the house?! That's just false!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Bearwithme560]

My guess is that her mother was a narcissist, which is why she felt she never had one. It's a cruel disease that hurts everyone but the narcissist themselves.

[@itsyagirlmio9358]

Second lol

[@glennwilliams8861]

Your remarks are more speculation than fact.

[@JosephCollins-mk5ro]

Really, a Film outs her as Gay…so we all have to believe it!

[@marilynwade9448]

Total bull

[@martinstevens7559]

I can't believe you've felt in necessary to explain what a spinster is..Really !!

[@joedimattio2607]

You got it all wrong! Check out Joe DiMattio blog Unraveling Emily Dickinson and the section on Love. There are seven sections. There is a section on evidence. Good Luck

[@Yesica1993]

Good grief, she was a lesbian? LOL!

[@mesisson]

Of course, the obligatory same-sex possibilities. Gotta have that.

[@beccareichard6669]

definitely do. we’d be erasing her life and history if we didn’t!

[@mesisson]

Righto. Her legacy would be completely obliterated if we wouldn't pretend that she was a lesbian.

[@beccareichard6669]

@@mesisson bisexual is the term you’re looking for. and no, it wouldn’t be. her legacy is already established. if anything it adds another fascinating element to her poetry. and I don’t understand why her sexuality would make any difference to the fact that she is one of the greatest poets that ever lived. anyone who gets offended by that possibility is just presenting homophobia.

[@mesisson]

No, I'm not, and while her legacy is established, it has nothing to do with the lust to make her something that she wasn't.

[@beccareichard6669]

@aoggrta74 what are you even on about right now?

[@wideawake4981]

Emily was not a lesbian. Please.

[@dananorth895]

Correct.

[@Chhana_Me]

No one really knows but her poems to Sue were super romantic and intense

[@beccareichard6669]

you’re right. the term you’re looking for is bisexual

[@BEHEDETY]

in reality the sexual does not matter how important it is to love and be loved even by a dog.

[@birdiecahill6929]

She sure as hell wasn't straight! 😘

[@charlesw322]

Emily Dickens was the greatest transgender writer of all time, the reason she was so good as because she was actually a biological man.

[@Chhana_Me]

Nope. Im gay, supportive of trans but you are so wrong🤧🤣