Truth's Role in Dickinson's Work

Dickinson's poem 279 [664] seems to be about the reveal of the truth in time. One example of this is the line "And Mists - are carved away." It seems that Dickinson focused on truth and authenticity in her work frequently. Another poem of hers that I recently studied in my Poetry and Poetics class, "They shut me up in Prose," is about the importance of staying true to one's creativity even when others try to talk you down for it or take it away from you. Because she wrote poetry for herself instead of for profit, it seems these poems in particular reveal a lot about her perception of herself and the world around her. I think a longing for the truth to be revealed as well as an understanding of one's personal truth are two concepts that are still really relevant today. These works can be interpreted through the lens of wanting to know the ending of a suspenseful mystery or to finishing a personal journey of discovering your true passion in life, which is a trait that I think has helped make Dickinson's work so timeless and universal.