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Art by Jean Sanders

A pen and ink drawing of a small white boat by a yellow dock, the water in a vivid purple. Below there is text that reads "Where ships of purple gently toss, -Emily Dickinson" — Inspired by poem F296, 'Where ships of purple gently toss'

A pen and ink drawing of a martini with three olives on a counter, the background in a vivid indigo, with the text "Bring me the sunset in a cup -, - Emily Dickinson" below — Inspired by poem F140, 'Bring me the sunset in a cup –'

A pen and ink drawing of a brick arch looking into a garden, in which stands a solitary gold statue. In the foreground there are two bare trees and some greenery. Below is the text "One need not be a chamber - to be haunted, -Emily Dickinson" — Inspired by poem F407, 'One need not be a Chamber – to be Haunted'

A pen and ink drawing of six bare dressmaker's dummies crowded together in a room with pink and blue walls, with the text "The Mermaids in the Basement Came out to look at me -, - Emily Dickinson" below — Inspired by poem F656, 'The Mermaids in the Basement Came out to look at me –'

A pen and ink drawing of three cows standing in a field of grass, looking at the camera. The leftmost cow is blue, the other two are pink and orange. Below is the text "Those cows smaller than a Bee -, -Emily Dickinson" — Inspired by F1393, 'Those Cattle smaller than a Bee'

A pen and ink drawing of several glasses beside two bottles of alcohol, with a vividly blue background. Below is the text "Buccaneers of Buzz - , - Emily Dickinson" — Inspired by poem F1426, 'Buccaneers of Buzz –'

Art by Jean Sanders

Pen and ink, Inspired by various Emily Dickinson poems, 2020

http://jean-sanders-illustration.com/
Instagram: @jeanbeans

Featured as part of Emilytober2020 with permission from the artist

Posted in Emilytober 2020.