Emily Dickinson's "How soft a Caterpillar steps —"
- Author
- Sean Johnson
- Published
- Wed 27 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://dailypoempod.substack.com/p/emily-dickinsons-how-soft-a-caterpillar
Philosopher Thomas Nagel famously argued that it is impossible to know what it’s like to be a bat. Dickinson, on the other hand, claims to know what caterpillars care (or don’t care) about. Happy reading.
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