This is a very surface level thought, but it is still so jarring to me to compare the lengthy, 50-page poems we were reading from Whitman to the sometimes only 4-8 line poems from Dickinson. Which do you prefer? As of now, I think I prefer Dickinson because even though her poems are harder to understand, they feel more fun to read (sorry Whitman). Also, Dickinson is a woman, and I’m always going to choose a woman over a man (not sorry Whitman).