in 2018, as part of the bradford literature festival, it was announced that bush had been invited to write an epitaph to emily brontë, which would be inscribed on one of four stones erected near the brontë's home in yorkshire. commenting on the unveiling of her poem, entitled "emily", bush said "to be asked to write a piece for emily’s stone is an honour and, in a way, a chance to say thank you to her".