Emily Dickinson 'Hope' tea towel

AU$23.80
100% Organic Cotton
Made in the UK
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  • Sturdy half panama unbleached US cotton (48cm x 70cm)
  • Our special inks mean that colours last in the wash
  • Includes hanging loop
  • Designed and manufactured in the UK
  • Delivery with Royal Mail, free on orders over £35
  • 100-day money back guarantee if you change your mind

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Little recognized during her life, she is now regarded as one of the most important American poets. Dickinson lived most of her life in quiet isolation, and was considered an eccentric by local people. She never married, and, at least later in life, she rarely left her bedroom and took to wearing only white.

Typically lacking titles and using unconventional punctuation, her short lyrics were considered way ahead of their time when she was writing in the mid 19th century. Themes include death and immortality, aesthetics, society, nature and spirituality. Many mock the sentimentality of the time, challenge the existing definitions of poetry and the poet's work and some are religiously heretical. Her honest, subversive and uninhibited writing have led many to view her as a feminist writer. 

During her lifetime Dickinson published just 10 of her nearly 1800 poems, and it was not until after her death in 1886—when Lavinia, Dickinson's younger sister, discovered her cache of poems—that her work became public. Her first volume was published 4 years after her death. Since 1890 Dickinson has remained continuously in print and her poems are widely read, taught, and studied.

So why not celebrate a wonderful poet with our Emily Dickinson tea towel, which features her much-anthologised poem '"Hope" is the thing with feathers'. 

Half Panama unbleached cotton (heavy weight, textured finish). Stitched on all four sides. Includes hanging loop. Measures approximately 48 x 70cm. Machine wash at 40 degrees max. We recommend that before you use your tea towel for the first time you wash it at least once to soften up the material and make it more absorbent for drying dishes. Please note size can vary slightly.

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  • 5
    Hope tea towel

    Posted by Nicky on 15th Dec 2021

    As always, beautifully made and designed.

  • 5
    Emily Dickinson Hope tea-towel

    Posted by Nicholas Jones on 7th Dec 2021

    An Emily Dickinson poem on a tea-towel! I needed that in my kitchen and what a beautiful (but very useful) addition it is.

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