TODAY I AM WEARING WHITE, LIKE EMILY DICKINSON
Today
I revised a poem
by erasing every
word insincere.
Now the poem consists only of white space.
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Shew! I love this metapoem.
Title and poem work together in their entirety. The speaker, after “erasing every/word insincere,” is wearing white like Dickinson (a sincere, authentic poet). The white page reflects the speaker’s sincerity and elegance. Use of short lines, short stanzas, and enjambment in this poem are characteristic of Dickinson’s style. Beautiful work, Nettie.