When Emily Dickinson died in 1886, having published only a tiny
selection of her verse anonymously in journals and newspapers, she left
behind a chest containing almost 1,800 poems written on notebooks and
loose sheets. Her family members, starting with her sister Lavinia,
began editing and compiling them for publication, and one of the most
celebrated collections, The Single Hound, was prepared by her niece
Martha Dickinson Bianchi and published in 1914.
This volume, containing some of Dickinson's most original and poignant
pieces, helped cement her reputation as one of America's most important
poets. Sparse and experimental, yet accessible and intimate, the
compositions included in The Single Hound provide an ideal introduction
to Dickinson's genius.