"wide open to the moment..."

6 August 2020: "The poem 'I dwell in Possibility' contains no images of a wilting, scorching sun, no directives, and no expectations. To be that wide open to the moment, oblivious to prosaic social demands and stultifying theological ones, is poetry, possibility, and perhaps even paradise." --Wendy Barker, "Emily Dickinson and Poetic Strategy" 

Really enjoyed this essay (in The Cambridge Companion to Emily Dickinson), particularly how Barker connects her particular reading of "I dwell in Possibility" to larger ideas Dickinson's poetry overall. The conclusion--quoted above--is one of those that makes me want to pump my first in the air.