Emily Dickinson’s Playful Letterlocking

From the article at MIT Press Reader:

Emily Dickinson used envelopes and seals to turn letters into poetry, layering hidden messages and playful forms.

Among the extraordinary literary output of Emily Dickinson are her “envelope poems,” short bursts of verse recorded on fragments of envelopes much like the ones we still use today. 

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