Slanted Life of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson said: ';Tell all the truth, but tell it slant.' Artist Rosanna Bruno does just as the poet asked in a series of several dozen witty, hand-drawn cartoons inspired by what we know--and don't know--about Dickinson's life and work. The Slanted Life of Emily Dickinson explores--often hilariously, and always respectfully--the myth surrounding the reclusive poet using her own words to skew, or slant, a story that is already somewhat fuzzy in detail. Beginning with a line or two from Dickinson's poems or letters, Rosanna Bruno presents an image of a real or imagined event. For example, she imagines Dickinson's Facebook page (';Relationship Status: It's Complicated'), her OkCupid dating profile (';I am small, like the wren; and my hair is bold, like the chestnut burr'), her senior yearbook page (';Girl Most Likely to Talk to Birds'), and several other hilarious scenes and fictional artifacts. The result is a wickedly funny portrait of one of the most beloved (and mythologized) poets in the American canon.

Emily Dickinson said: ';Tell all the truth, but tell it slant.' Artist Rosanna Bruno does just as the poet asked in a series of several dozen witty, hand-drawn cartoons inspired by what we know--and don't know--about Dickinson's life and work. The Slanted Life of Emily Dickinson explores--often hilariously, and always respectfully--the myth surrounding the reclusive poet using her own words to skew, or slant, a story that is already somewhat fuzzy in detail. Beginning with a line or two from Dickinson's poems or letters, Rosanna Bruno presents an image of a real or imagined event. For example, she imagines Dickinson's Facebook page (';Relationship Status: It's Complicated'), her OkCupid dating profile (';I am small, like the wren; and my hair is bold, like the chestnut burr'), her senior yearbook page (';Girl Most Likely to Talk to Birds'), and several other hilarious scenes and fictional artifacts. The result is a wickedly funny portrait of one of the most beloved (and mythologized) poets in the American canon.