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Does this book discuss Emily's queerness?? I'm pretty sure there were some new letter's and erasures discovered to confirm she had at least a "written" love affair with a woman.

Malola Open Me Carefully by Martha Nell Smith explores letters addressed to Sue Gilbert (her sister-in-law) and their implicit gayness*.
And yes, Mabel Loomis…moreOpen Me Carefully by Martha Nell Smith explores letters addressed to Sue Gilbert (her sister-in-law) and their implicit gayness*.
And yes, Mabel Loomis Todd erased Sue's name from many letters. (In the volume of Dickinson's letters edited by MLT, not even ONE of the letters addressed to Sue are present.)

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*You might be right/more accurate by using "queerness" than me using "gayness". Her bearded poems sort of play with the idea of gender and sex.(less)

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