tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post5016238993056136988..comments2024-03-18T12:24:57.638-07:00Comments on the prowling Bee: The Moon is distant from the Sea—Susan Kornfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384011972647144453noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-77441454641727526732023-07-14T18:01:32.650-07:002023-07-14T18:01:32.650-07:00Continuing ED’s love for reversing genders, often ...Continuing ED’s love for reversing genders, often to disguise a poem’s true subject, could we call her androgynous? <br /><br />Her secrecy in hiding Wadsworth’s identity amazes. Just for fun and to feel how it feels, let’s switch:<br /><br />The Moon is distant from the Sea—<br />And yet, with Amber Hands— <br />He leads her—docile as a girl—<br />Along appointed Sands—<br />She never misses a Degree—<br />Obedient to his Eye<br />She comes just so far—toward the Town—<br />Just so far—goes away—<br /><br />Oh, Signora, Thine, the Amber Hand—<br />And mine—the distant Sea—<br />Obedient to the least command<br />Thine eye impose on me—<br /><br />Confused? Maybe ED was too.<br />Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-22153878153927845192023-07-14T13:07:26.626-07:002023-07-14T13:07:26.626-07:00This poem is actually F387.1862.'The Moon is d...This poem is actually F387.1862.'The Moon is distant from the Sea—'. It is in correct TPB order, but it's incorrectly numbered F398.Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810899482852120751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-72639793119904471182022-01-07T14:52:15.356-08:002022-01-07T14:52:15.356-08:00i personally viewed the gender swap as a hint to e...i personally viewed the gender swap as a hint to emily‘s androgynous self image. the way she did obey to most of society‘s expectations of a woman (her physical appearance) but described herself with male terms, like „uncle emily“ in letters etc. so maybe she wasn‘t even writing about a man at allemily dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191084847804808111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-38701328388863358842020-01-09T06:40:28.700-08:002020-01-09T06:40:28.700-08:00Was very helpfulWas very helpfulAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721043886719652164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029797379711350813.post-34152334643577400012020-01-09T06:40:09.882-08:002020-01-09T06:40:09.882-08:00Thank you for this
Thank you for this<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721043886719652164noreply@blogger.com