Emily Dickinson, Keetje Kuipers, and Ruth Stone

Emily Dickinson, Keetje Kuipers, and Ruth Stone all deal with the idea of death in their poems "Color - Caste -- Denomination," "My First Lover Returns from Iraq," and, respectively, "Reality." These poets focus on this concept with regard to individuals they loved but appear to be less concerned with the tragic nature of death. Instead, they are apparently interested in concentrating on life in contrast to death and with the idea of death in general as being particularly abstract.

Kuipers and Stone appear to be dedicated at presenting the more vivid image of death rather than to use symbolism as a means to communicate with audiences. I find this post to be especially intriguing because of the way that it deals with all three poets. The fact that the post is primarily focused on emphasizing the differences as well as the similarities between the poets is probably meant to have readers acknowledge how people tend to put across similar attitudes when coming across the idea of death. The writer appears to be devoted to emphasize that all three poets are actively engaged in providing audiences with the opportunity to understand that death does not necessarily have to be perceived as a complex idea. Instead, it can also be looked at as something that is perfectly normal and that differentiates between beautiful living individuals and lifeless bodies.