Violets for Uncle Emily

Authors

J. Kyle Sturgeon, DePauw University

Keywords

tribute, Emily Dickinson, poetic lineage, florals, reflection

Document Type

Poetry

Abstract

J. Kyle Sturgeon would like to thank Emily Dickinson for allowing herself to be the subject of repeated embarrassment. The same goes for his friends and family, who always respond with unsolicited grace and disarming amusement.

Recommended Citation

Sturgeon, J. Kyle (2005) "Violets for Uncle Emily," A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University: Vol. 18: Iss. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarship.depauw.edu/amidwesternreview/vol18/iss2/2