Received: from listserv.uta.edu (listserv.uta.edu [129.107.56.103]) by mw2.texas.net (2.4/2.4) with ESMTP id PAA17612 for ; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:03:34 -0500 (CDT) Received: from listserv (129.107.56.103) by listserv.uta.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.98A3FC50@listserv.uta.edu>; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:03:34 -0500 Received: from LISTSERV.UTA.EDU by LISTSERV.UTA.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8c) with spool id 118425 for DICKNSON@LISTSERV.UTA.EDU; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:03:34 -0500 Received: from utarlg.uta.edu (129.107.56.16) by listserv.uta.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.983A8C20@listserv.uta.edu>; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:03:34 -0500 Received: from UTARLG.UTA.EDU by UTARLG.UTA.EDU (PMDF V5.1-8 #18538) id <01IYGP8UXRJQ8X0XOT@UTARLG.UTA.EDU> for DICKNSON@listserv.uta.edu; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:03:31 CDT MIME-version: 1.0 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 15:03:31 -0500 Reply-To: Emily Dickinson Discussion List Sender: Emily Dickinson Discussion List From: Tim Morris Subject: Re: ED preference (fwd) To: DICKNSON@LISTSERV.UTA.EDU Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-UIDL: 070830d9be05bc53f6d94f6047874234 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 10:54:40 -0400 (EDT) From: LouisFors@aol.com To: DICKNSON@LISTSERV.UTA.EDU Subject: Re: ED preference (fwd) Antonio wrote: > There is a polemic raging at my High School that Emily Dickinson was/was not > gay. Can you shed any light on this? > Antonio: There are fundamental issues to be faced before attempting an answer to your question. Why does anybody at your school care about Dickinson's sexual preferences? Why is there a polemic raging about this particular subject? Does it have something to do with her poetry? Fill us in if you can. Louis Forsdale