Our final author of Pride Month is none other than Emily Dickinson, who is regarded as one of the most influential and essential authors and poets who challenged the notion of standard poetry and the definition of poetry itself.

Her work sees the poems from a different perspective, one of an inescapable narrative in which they live and dwell within the confines of society. Much like Dickinson herself, a bisexual woman, her poetry points to a future she believed was possible, one where gay men and women can live openly and proudly about who they are without having to make themselves feel in prison when they want to make a home. 

As we end this Pride Month, know that we all love who we love; it is not a choice we make per se, but it is ingrained in us, in our nature as humans, something beyond us and understanding. We are born to love whom we choose; when we find that love, the earth’s ground may crumble beneath us, but we will not be stirred. Love yourself, Love each other, Love Love Love as we navigate the river once more on Riverside Readings - A Dramatic Readings Radio Show hosted by Trent Mylie.