Joyce DiDonato | Discovering Emily | 2. They Shut me up
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Joyce DiDonato | Discovering Emily | 2. They Shut me up with tags emily dickinson, poetry, analysis, classical music, opera, joyce, joyce didonato, dickinson, literature, deep-dive, music, poems, poem, kevin puts, time for three, platoon
“They shut me up” launches this song cycle with defiance, fire and no mistaking where Emily finds her personal liberty and freedom. Exploring this explosive poem that sets off this new song cycle, “Emily — No Prisoner Be” by Kevin Puts.
They shut me up in Prose –
As when a little Girl
They put me in the Closet –
Because they liked me “still” –
Still! Could themself have peeped –
And seen my Brain – go round –
They might as wise have lodged a Bird
For Treason – in the Pound –
Himself has but to will
And easy as a Star
Look down opon Captivity –
And laugh – No more have I –
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Emily — No Prisoner Be is a new theatrical song-cycle from Kevin Puts, blending classical mastery with rock energy in a vivid reimagining of Emily Dickinson’s poetic universe. Coming 30.01.2026
Joyce DiDonato
Time For Three @officialtf3
Composer: Kevin Puts @kevinputs2164
