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See an exhibition of rare manuscripts, fragments of poems, letters, and even a recipe by the brilliant and famously reclusive poet (who would probably not be amused by this invasion of her privacy).

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"The Belle of Amherst" has some surprises in store for people who know Emily Dickinson only by her reputation as a reclusive eccentric whose greatness as a poet was not recognized until after her ...