There's a certain Slant of light

Daguerreotype of the poet Emily Dickinson, taken circa 1848.

"There's a certain Slant of light" is a lyrical poem written by the American poet Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886). The poem's speaker likens winter sunlight to cathedral music, and considers the spiritual effects of the light. Themes of religion and death are present in the poem, especially in connection to the theological concept of despair.[1]

  1. ^ Vendler, Helen (2010). Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press. pp. 126–129. ISBN 978-0674048676.