Sunday, January 9, 2011

Much madness is divinest sense

The thing that I have noticed the most about the writers we have encountered lately is their lack of formal writing. From McCarthy, we saw zero punctuation and little care towards a formal duologue. That is exactly what Emily Dickinson reminded me of. She gets her point across in as little formality as McCarthy. Dickinson is known for her short lines in her poems and her lack of titles in all of them. She is also very known for her nontraditional punctuation and capitalization. This even becomes obvious in the title of her poem. As for the content, it reminded me of writers in general. Not very often do you see super "normal" writers. There is always something different about them which in my mind makes them more creative and better writers. Dickinson says "Much madness is divinest sense To a discerning eye, Much sense, the starkest madness." Dickinson was known to lock herself in her room for days on end without letting anyone know. She was also a very private person which added to her "madness." Even her own sister didn't know about her love of writing until after her death.

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  1. Good observation. I think we get an idea of what "good" writing should look like and forget it's sometimes just about the words.

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