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Dickinson, Emily
     
Dickinson, Emily
(1830-86) a US poet whose clever and original work is still very popular. She is sometimes called "the Belle of Amherst", and was a recluse (=someone who lives alone and avoids other people) for the last 25 years of her life.
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