Episode 2: Emily Dickinson, Tell all the truth

Episode 2: Emily Dickinson, Tell all the truth

Full poem:

Tell all the truth but tell it slant — (1263)
by Emily Dickinson

Tell all the truth but tell it slant —
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind —

For more on Emily Dickinson, see https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/emily-dickinson

Links:

• Emily Dickons, Tell all the truth but tell it slant —
• Emily Dickinson | Poetry Foundation