Analysis of the poetry of a specific author can proceed in many different directions. Poetry can be studied in a historical, psychoanalytic, structural, or feminist context, among others. In many schools of thought, the author's biographical material and any information gleaned from it can influence how his or her works are interpreted. In the case of Emily Dickinson, information gathered about her life and environment can give insight into her many poems, and conversely, her poems can give insight into her thoughts and feelings as she lived. Emily Dickinson's poetry can be viewed through a biographical lens to add interpretations to her poems and show how her relationships have influenced her work, but it can also require. One of the most important relationships in Dickinson's life was with Susan Gilbert Dickinson, with whom she corresponded for decades. . Sue, as she was affectionately called, empowered Dickinson through their incredible literary relationship and became a symbol of "girl power" for Emily. Dickinson wrote powerful and passionate letters as well as poems to Sue because “she was in love with Sue” (Smith 933). Many of them compare Sue to celestial feelings, and most famously, “Dickinson equated Sue with Eden, the land of imagination” (Smith 938). In her poem “Come Slowly – Eden,” Dickinson expresses her feelings for Sue through the symbolism of the bee and flower at the edge of Eden: “Like the fainting bee – / Reaches her flower late /…Enter – and gets lost in the balms,” (Dickinson 479). The masculine pronouns in the poem can be explained by looking at Dickinson's habits in her personal writings and poems. “Dickinson's poetry suggests that she is ambivalent about identifying with women,” so she uses male speakers in her poem because she “notes the restrictions of a woman's life” (Miller 928). However, these restrictions do not stop Dickinson from telling Sue how she feels through “Come slowly, Eden!” and other poems he wrote to the other. However, focusing too much on Dickinson's life instead of the text itself can do more harm than good. Other aspects of interpretation can help balance the analysis of his poetry as a structure and historical context for create a well-rounded understanding of the poems and prevent any errors. Dickinson's personal life influenced some but not all of her work, which must be kept in mind when reading her poems. His poems can have multiple interpretations found when looking through a biographical lens and taking into account his personal relationships. Literary analysis is a complicated field and one must be careful not to get trapped in one aspect of it