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Can someone write an original poem that emulates Emily Dickinson’s style

User Taj Morton
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Her style was characterized by usage of hyphens and weird sentencing so here is my attempt.

Step-by-step explanation:

Once or twice it happened --

but all the while - i left the blame

to let the blame scorch the sky

and never, ever ----- reach

reach for me, because ---- no one could.

Attempting futility --- again

I rise, I fall, yes-- indeed again

Reach for me, because it seems

It's not possible

To reach, no one could.

This poem attempts at her disjointed punctuation along with the free verse stanzas with augmented flows that seem to be found often in her poetry. Hope this helps.

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