Emily Dickinson

Volcanoes Be in Sicily

Volcanoes Be in Sicily - meaning Summary

Volcanoes Near the Self

The poem notes distant volcanoes but shifts their force inward: the speaker claims geographic authority yet feels volcanic energy nearby. Ordinary maps give way to a personal readiness to "climb" a lava step or "contemplate" a crater, turning global phenomena into intimate possibility. It imagines catastrophe or passion as close at hand, domesticating Vesuvius into a local, psychological presence rather than a remote spectacle.

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Volcanoes be in Sicily And South America I judge from my Geography – Volcanos nearer here A Lava step at any time Am I inclined to climb – A Crater I may contemplate Vesuvius at Home.

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