Emily Dickinson exemplified the virtue of self-discipline. She
wrote poetry largely for her own pleasure and to exercise and
increase her creative talents. Very few of her poems were published
during her own lifetime, yet we know that she wrote
consistently--perhaps every day--over several decades. Poetry was
her way of knowing herself and understanding the world. She could
control and express her ideas and emotions through poetry, perhaps
the most demanding form of writing.
What does it mean to be a disciplined poet? It means writing and
rewriting poems until they seem to be as perfect as possible.
Dickinson left behind many drafts of her poems--sometimes including
alternate wordings, as if to acknowledge that her writing was still
seeking perfection.
Dickinson's discipline was self-imposed. She met no publishing
deadlines. She did not write for a patron who sponsored her
creative efforts. She did not expect the world to acknowledge her
poetry as soon as it was written. Yet now she is considered one of
the greatest poets ever to have written in the English language.
She valued the labor and the results of a job well done. Emily
Dickinson is a model not only for writers, but for anyone who
wishes calmly and determinedly to pursue a goal, even without the
prospect of an immediate reward.
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