What Happens When You Die? A Poetic Inquiry (2020)

Death, a kindly gentleman riding in a horse carriage, comes to collect a woman for her journey to the afterlife. So begins Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I could not stop for Death," an exploration of both the uncertainties of death and its inevitability. Dive into one of Dickinson's most celebrated works, which speaks to life's greatest mystery: what happens when you die?