Longfellow, Holmes, et al., were all mediocre romantic poets (but the best we had to offer) in a literary world that was dominated by Wordsworth and Shelley (in England). Their metaphysics was as muddled as their writing was ordinary! Not so with Emily Dickinson who presents somewhat of a problem.  She apparently grew up in a Christian home and, at least when she was young, went to Church.  However, later in life she becomes modern and cynical. However, that in no way diminishes the quality of her work–which was iconic and brilliant.

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