The gorgeous nothings : Emily Dickinson's envelope poems (Facsimile edition)

The Gorgeous Nothings — the first full-color facsimile edition of Emily Dickinson’s 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 Dickinson’s 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.