Mobile Photography/Art – Saturday Poetry – ‘Ample Make This Bed’ by Emily Dickinson
This weeks Saturday Poetry, matched with mobile photography/art is a poem entitled ‘Ample Make This Bed’ by Emily Dickinson. This poem, it is said has two meanings, one that the poet is speaking about a sensual moment that she is intending to spend with her companion, or fantasising about it and the other notion, is that she is preparing her deathbed. In as much as she is trying to ensure that when the time comes, everything is perfect.
Source: Poem Hunter
For me, I align myself with the former, not least because several weeks ago, Kevin and I ordered a new bed and we are very excited about it being delivered next Tuesday. It has been handmade and is the most luxurious bed you can buy in England. It’s vast, far larger than our current bed and we have purchased the most delicious very high thread count new sheets. So, Christmas for us, will be spent in this entire location (we hope).
I hope you enjoy this poem, I have matched Trishg61’s ‘What you don’t know, you don’t miss’ image with this poetry. The poet has used the punctuation marks for channelizing the flow of the poem. Dickinson has also broken the sentences in such a way, that the readers would understand the flow of the expressions better. The poet has stopped at points, where she wanted to capture a frame of expression.
“Ample make this bed.
Make this bed with awe;
In it wait till judgment break
Excellent and fair.
Be its mattress straight,
Be its pillow round;
Let no sunrise’ yellow noise
Interrupt this ground”.
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Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
