In my opinion, Emily Dickinson was way ahead of her time. Born in 1830, she lead a relatively normal life until her 20's when a series of events forced her into seclusion where she wrote poetry most of which were never published until after her death. She wrote her poetry from a broken heart which was a catalyst to an outpouring of emotion whereby she penned what is said to be over 1,800 poems including this one:
I Shall Not Live In Vain....
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life of the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain
Emily Dickinson (1830-1866)
