140 - Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier
In Episode 140, Gen and Jette get to revisit one of their favourite books, Paper Houses, with the sequel, Pale Shadows. Dominique Fortier's follow-up to her reimagining of Emily Dickinson's life, traces the publication of Dickinson's poems after her death and the women who helped it happen.
\nObviously we loved this. It's time to add every Emily Dickinson collection to our reading lists.
\nShow Notes
\nWe learned a lot about the process of readying Emily's poems for publication, which included removing dashes and deciding on which word Emily intended for the poem. There are several different collections with slightly different versions of the poems. The one being published in Pale Shadows was edited and transcribed by Mabel. A later edition was done by her daughter, Millicent.
\nShout out to Coach House Books for never steering us wrong. Paper Houses was the first book of theirs we ever read on the podcast.
\nIf you haven't listened yet, check out Episode 26 on Paper Houses.
\nEmily Dickinson's Herbarium was also published and it has been digitized by Harvard Library for anyone to look through.
\nIn our next episode we'll be reading James Baldwin's essay collection, Notes of a Native Son.
\nOther Books and Media Mentioned
\nDickinson (HBO TV series)
\nThe Letters of Emily Dickinson
\nOther Coach House Books Episodes
\n36: Disfigure by Amanda LeDuc
\n51: 2020 Fall Releases
\n62: Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne
\n74: And Miles to Go Before I Sleep by Jocelyne Saucier
\n88: Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu
\n117: Sing, Nightingale by Marie H\xe9l\xe8ne Poitras
\nDon\u2019t forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We\u2019d love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!