On this day in 1830 was born in Amherst, Massachussetts, a girl named Emily Dickinson, raised Unitarian, confirmed Christian as a teenager, and a veritable prophet who gave us a collection of poems that could rightfully be called America’s book of Psalms. 

Her simple yet profound spirituality — and her legendary reputation as a mysterious, ghostly personage that people referred to as “The Myth”  — place her prominently among the figures revered by the Reform. 

Below are reproduced some of her insightful lines, followed by perhaps her most inspired poem: Continue reading →