“Emily Dickinson” by Wendy Cope:
Higgledy-piggledy
Emily Dickinson
Liked to use dashes
Instead of full stops.Nowadays, faced with such
Idiosyncrasy,
Critics and editors
Send for the cops.
“Emily Dickinson” — Wendy Cope
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Biblioklept 
It’s so little, but it says so much…
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I love dashes – I do! – and I love ellipses too. The more the better – don’t you think? (I’m not kidding – really!)
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Reblogged this on freedom rebel and commented:
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