publication date: Saturday, June 20, 2009 (part of Round XL)

category: Literature

clue: This Massachusetts goo—
Who Wrote — and Read—
A lot of Poetry—
From her Bedroom—
Needs — no Introduction—

explanation: Dickinson was a Massachusetts poet. The clue mocked her writing form. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Tony Peters, Ryan Dunn, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Elaine Beckland, Jason Lemler, and Anthony Warren

trivia: Scott studied Dickinson's poetry for years while pursuing an English degree, and could never stand her punctuation or capitalization.


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