Emily Dickinson always seemed like an interesting person and poet
Yes, Ms Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was a very famous poet from America who was born in December of 1830 and passed away in May of 1886.
56 years isnt too bad for back then.
Good point! That was probably OLD for the time! lol  She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Oh so New England? Makes sense since that was where we started off.
Yes, Ms. Dickinson came from a very prominent family. She did live most of her life, however, in isolation. 
Thats too bad, she made such great work though.
and was known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence.
While Dickinson was a prolific poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime. The poems published then were usually edited significantly to fit conventional poetic rules. Her poems were unique to her era. They contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional
Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. 
Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. After studying at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she briefly attended the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's house in Amherst.
Evidence suggests that Dickinson lived much of her life in isolation. Considered an eccentric by locals, she developed a penchant for white clothing