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The More You Know

Emily Bobo (courtesy of the poet).

"Thomas Wentworth Higginson wrote that Emily Dickinson came to him with two day lilies which she put in a sort of childlike way into his hand and said, "These are my introduction" and "Forgive me if I am frightened." This is how I feel every time I share a poem. They are my introduction. I need to give these to you-it is a compulsion-but at the same time, I am frightened to give them to you."

- Emily Bobo



Dr. Emily Bobo is the author of Fugue (Lost Horse Press, 2009) and editor of Bobo Books. She teaches writing to single moms, ex-cons, and military vets at Ivy Tech Community College, where she is a professor of English and department chair of Fine Arts & Humanities.

Dr. Bobo reads "Things You Should Know About Me," "Furrowed," and "The Lies We Need."

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