I started Early—Took my Dog, by Emily Dickinson
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I started Early—Took my Dog, by Emily Dickinson
This video segment from Poetry Everywhere uses animation to illustrate Emily Dickinson's poem "I started Early—Took my Dog." In writing about the changing nature of the sea, Dickinson's poem explores themes of adventure, escape, and the depths of the self.
Read "I started Early—Took my Dog" at the Poetry Foundation.