The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson’s Envelope Poems

The Gorgeous Nothingss - the first full-colour facsimile edition of Emily Dickinson’s manuscripts ever to appear - is a deluxe edition of her late writings, presenting this crucially important, experimental late work exactly as she wrote it on scraps of envelopes. A never-before-possible glimpse into the process of one of our most important poets.

This book presents all the envelope writings - 52 - reproduced life-size in full colour both front and back, with an accompanying transcription to aid in the reading, allowing us to enjoy this little-known but important body of Dickinson’s writing.

Envisioned by the artist Jen Bervin and made possible by the extensive research of the Dickinson scholar Marta L. Werner, this book offers a new understanding and appreciation of the genius of Emily Dickinson.