After spending the morning crawling around Quabbin Park with the local mycologists, the afternoon found me among the more cultivated environs of the "Poetry in the Garden" event at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst. Local author Todd Felton discussed the history and philosophies presented in his book "A Journey into Transcendentalists' New England" and how these influenced, despite her relative isolation, Emily Dickinson's poetry. The full text of his remarks can be found at: http://www.redroom.com/blog/robert-todd-felton/remarks-poetry-garden-event-emily-dickinson-museum http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2874cr/331713670_u5ZvF-Ti.jpg http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/gallery/5422863_f93Kb/ 2008-07-16T07:30:46Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />Nan Fischlein welcomed the Museum visitors to the summer afternoon shade of the garden and introduced the speaker for the first of three "Poetry in the Garden Events". http://www.emilydicki ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331713670_u5ZvF" title="Nan Fischlein welcomed the Museum visitors to the summer afternoon shade of the garden and introduced the speaker for the first of three "Poetry in the Garden Events". http://www.emilydicki ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2874cr/331713670_u5ZvF-Th.jpg" width="119" height="150" alt="Nan Fischlein welcomed the Museum visitors to the summer afternoon shade of the garden and introduced the speaker for the first of three "Poetry in the Garden Events". http://www.emilydicki ..." title="Nan Fischlein welcomed the Museum visitors to the summer afternoon shade of the garden and introduced the speaker for the first of three "Poetry in the Garden Events". http://www.emilydicki ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2874cr/331713670_u5ZvF-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:02:13 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />Todd Felton is a photographer and writer who specializes in literary travel guides. His recent book, "A Journey into Transcendentalist's New England" includes consideration of Emily Dickinso ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331713712_BbkkS" title="Todd Felton is a photographer and writer who specializes in literary travel guides. His recent book, "A Journey into Transcendentalist's New England" includes consideration of Emily Dickinso ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2879/331713712_BbkkS-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Todd Felton is a photographer and writer who specializes in literary travel guides. His recent book, "A Journey into Transcendentalist's New England" includes consideration of Emily Dickinso ..." title="Todd Felton is a photographer and writer who specializes in literary travel guides. His recent book, "A Journey into Transcendentalist's New England" includes consideration of Emily Dickinso ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2879/331713712_BbkkS-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:09:31 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />From the publisher's website: "This lavishly illustrated volume examines the major figures of the Transcendentalist movement and explores the places that inspired them. Beginning with Transc ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#333066590_uoX5j" title="From the publisher's website: "This lavishly illustrated volume examines the major figures of the Transcendentalist movement and explores the places that inspired them. Beginning with Transc ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/transcoverpdf/333066590_uoX5j-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="From the publisher's website: "This lavishly illustrated volume examines the major figures of the Transcendentalist movement and explores the places that inspired them. Beginning with Transc ..." title="From the publisher's website: "This lavishly illustrated volume examines the major figures of the Transcendentalist movement and explores the places that inspired them. Beginning with Transc ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/transcoverpdf/333066590_uoX5j-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />"The book is divided geographically into chapters, each focusing on a town or village famous for its relationship to one or more of the Transcendentalists. Thus, for instance, one chapter sp ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#333066598_aNovW" title=""The book is divided geographically into chapters, each focusing on a town or village famous for its relationship to one or more of the Transcendentalists. Thus, for instance, one chapter sp ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/transpage53/333066598_aNovW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="75" alt=""The book is divided geographically into chapters, each focusing on a town or village famous for its relationship to one or more of the Transcendentalists. Thus, for instance, one chapter sp ..." title=""The book is divided geographically into chapters, each focusing on a town or village famous for its relationship to one or more of the Transcendentalists. Thus, for instance, one chapter sp ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/transpage53/333066598_aNovW-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />Todd proposed in his book that Transcendentalism was forged by a growing desire for some individuals to turn away from the strict controls of colonial era Puritanism and find an "original re ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331713791_Zm6vs" title="Todd proposed in his book that Transcendentalism was forged by a growing desire for some individuals to turn away from the strict controls of colonial era Puritanism and find an "original re ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2881/331713791_Zm6vs-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Todd proposed in his book that Transcendentalism was forged by a growing desire for some individuals to turn away from the strict controls of colonial era Puritanism and find an "original re ..." title="Todd proposed in his book that Transcendentalism was forged by a growing desire for some individuals to turn away from the strict controls of colonial era Puritanism and find an "original re ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2881/331713791_Zm6vs-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:10:15 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />From page 136: "Her poetry sits within the broad confines of the philosophic ideals set out Ralph Waldo Emerson..." "Dickinson's subjects and language have much in common with those of Henry ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331714001_g56Fp" title="From page 136: "Her poetry sits within the broad confines of the philosophic ideals set out Ralph Waldo Emerson..." "Dickinson's subjects and language have much in common with those of Henry ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2906cr/331714001_g56Fp-Th.jpg" width="140" height="150" alt="From page 136: "Her poetry sits within the broad confines of the philosophic ideals set out Ralph Waldo Emerson..." "Dickinson's subjects and language have much in common with those of Henry ..." title="From page 136: "Her poetry sits within the broad confines of the philosophic ideals set out Ralph Waldo Emerson..." "Dickinson's subjects and language have much in common with those of Henry ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2906cr/331714001_g56Fp-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:33:46 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />Todd set the stage for the poetry by describing the vitality of the early Boston, Concord, and Amherst; the growth of the Universalism as a religious movement; and the intellectual surge fos ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331713772_cAGNv" title="Todd set the stage for the poetry by describing the vitality of the early Boston, Concord, and Amherst; the growth of the Universalism as a religious movement; and the intellectual surge fos ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2880cr/331713772_cAGNv-Th.jpg" width="127" height="150" alt="Todd set the stage for the poetry by describing the vitality of the early Boston, Concord, and Amherst; the growth of the Universalism as a religious movement; and the intellectual surge fos ..." title="Todd set the stage for the poetry by describing the vitality of the early Boston, Concord, and Amherst; the growth of the Universalism as a religious movement; and the intellectual surge fos ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2880cr/331713772_cAGNv-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:09:56 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />From page 137: "She also wants to clear away everything that stands between her and whatever it is that is out there: Poem#327 So Safer--guess--with just my soul Upon the Window pane-- Whe ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331713822_rTyUy" title="From page 137: "She also wants to clear away everything that stands between her and whatever it is that is out there: Poem#327 So Safer--guess--with just my soul Upon the Window pane-- Whe ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2886cr/331713822_rTyUy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="114" alt="From page 137: "She also wants to clear away everything that stands between her and whatever it is that is out there: Poem#327 So Safer--guess--with just my soul Upon the Window pane-- Whe ..." title="From page 137: "She also wants to clear away everything that stands between her and whatever it is that is out there: Poem#327 So Safer--guess--with just my soul Upon the Window pane-- Whe ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2886cr/331713822_rTyUy-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:12:39 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />From Poem#657 I dwell in Possibility-- A fairer House than Prose-- More numerous of Windows-- Superior--for Doors--</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331713902_TtHJj" title="From Poem#657 I dwell in Possibility-- A fairer House than Prose-- More numerous of Windows-- Superior--for Doors--"><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2889/331713902_TtHJj-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="From Poem#657 I dwell in Possibility-- A fairer House than Prose-- More numerous of Windows-- Superior--for Doors--" title="From Poem#657 I dwell in Possibility-- A fairer House than Prose-- More numerous of Windows-- Superior--for Doors--" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2889/331713902_TtHJj-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:14:54 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />From Poem #1052, I never saw a Moor-- I never saw the sea-- Yet know how the Heather looks And what a Billow be.</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331714041_xKL6W" title="From Poem #1052, I never saw a Moor-- I never saw the sea-- Yet know how the Heather looks And what a Billow be."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2907/331714041_xKL6W-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="From Poem #1052, I never saw a Moor-- I never saw the sea-- Yet know how the Heather looks And what a Billow be." title="From Poem #1052, I never saw a Moor-- I never saw the sea-- Yet know how the Heather looks And what a Billow be." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2907/331714041_xKL6W-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:33:50 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />From Poem #466, "Tis little I--could care for Pearls-- Who owns the ample sea-- Or Brooches--when the Emporor-- With Rubies--pleteth me-- Or Gold--who am the Prince of Mines-- Or diamonds- ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331714121_vzVt9" title="From Poem #466, "Tis little I--could care for Pearls-- Who owns the ample sea-- Or Brooches--when the Emporor-- With Rubies--pleteth me-- Or Gold--who am the Prince of Mines-- Or diamonds- ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2891/331714121_vzVt9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="From Poem #466, "Tis little I--could care for Pearls-- Who owns the ample sea-- Or Brooches--when the Emporor-- With Rubies--pleteth me-- Or Gold--who am the Prince of Mines-- Or diamonds- ..." title="From Poem #466, "Tis little I--could care for Pearls-- Who owns the ample sea-- Or Brooches--when the Emporor-- With Rubies--pleteth me-- Or Gold--who am the Prince of Mines-- Or diamonds- ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2891/331714121_vzVt9-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:15:14 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />Todd finished his prepared comments and spent equal time answering questions from the audience. His book also shares its historic and philosophical lessons with practical and factual inform ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331714089_p9XwV" title="Todd finished his prepared comments and spent equal time answering questions from the audience. His book also shares its historic and philosophical lessons with practical and factual inform ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2920/331714089_p9XwV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Todd finished his prepared comments and spent equal time answering questions from the audience. His book also shares its historic and philosophical lessons with practical and factual inform ..." title="Todd finished his prepared comments and spent equal time answering questions from the audience. His book also shares its historic and philosophical lessons with practical and factual inform ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2920/331714089_p9XwV-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 14:41:28 <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />The event concluded with one of the most insightful and perhaps most Transcendental of Emily Dickinson's poems, Some keep the Sabbath going to Church -- I keep it, staying at Home -- With a ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#333101678_CZtMt" title="The event concluded with one of the most insightful and perhaps most Transcendental of Emily Dickinson's poems, Some keep the Sabbath going to Church -- I keep it, staying at Home -- With a ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/eddag/333101678_CZtMt-Th.jpg" width="125" height="150" alt="The event concluded with one of the most insightful and perhaps most Transcendental of Emily Dickinson's poems, Some keep the Sabbath going to Church -- I keep it, staying at Home -- With a ..." title="The event concluded with one of the most insightful and perhaps most Transcendental of Emily Dickinson's poems, Some keep the Sabbath going to Church -- I keep it, staying at Home -- With a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/eddag/333101678_CZtMt-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com">sfratoni</a><br />One more walk through the garden to start my journey home, 'Twould ease—a Butterfly— Elate—a Bee— Thou'rt neither— Neither—thy capacity— But, Blossom, were I, I would rather ...</p><p><a href="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/5422863_f93Kb#331713563_WpV6P" title="One more walk through the garden to start my journey home, 'Twould ease—a Butterfly— Elate—a Bee— Thou'rt neither— Neither—thy capacity— But, Blossom, were I, I would rather ..."><img src="http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2867/331713563_WpV6P-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="One more walk through the garden to start my journey home, 'Twould ease—a Butterfly— Elate—a Bee— Thou'rt neither— Neither—thy capacity— But, Blossom, were I, I would rather ..." title="One more walk through the garden to start my journey home, 'Twould ease—a Butterfly— Elate—a Bee— Thou'rt neither— Neither—thy capacity— But, Blossom, were I, I would rather ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-25T00:27:09Z sfratoni http://sfratoni.smugmug.com http://sfratoni.smugmug.com/My-More-Spiritual-Excursions/Literary-Artistic-Events/Poetry-in-the-Garden-Literary/IMG2867/331713563_WpV6P-Th.jpg 2008-07-13 13:23:38