Angles of a Landscape Emily Dickinson: Poet in Her Bedroom (DVD)

"The Poet in Her Bedroom," a 32-minute program, provides insight to the world of Emily Dickinson. This first volume of the television series "Angles of a Landscape: Perspectives on Emily Dickinson" explores little-known aspects of Dickinson's life and work. EDM1502/941

Elizabeth Pols Notecards

Graceful and arresting, these notecards have been reproduced from the original oil paintings by Elizabeth Pols. This collection contains 6 cards each of Emily Dickinson: The Poet in Her Bedroom (see image above) and Emily Dickinson: Her Introduction, and 12 envelopes. EDM1546/146

Herbarium Notecards

These tasteful notecards feature images taken from the Herbarium that Emily Dickinson carefully collected as an adolescent. These beloved pressed flowers and plants symbolize a deep connection to nature also found in her poetry. These cards will enchant gardeners and fans of Emily Dickinson's poetry alike. Set includes 20 Notecards and envelopes, 4 each of 5 images. EDM1542/142

Daguerreotype Notecards

The iconic image of one of poetry's most remarkable figures. Includes notecard and envelope.  Pack of 6 notecards and envelopes. EDM1518/118

$8

Emily Dickinson Museum Poster

The Emily Dickinson Museum's 2008 season poster, created by nationally acclaimed illustrator Penelope Dullaghan, portrays the reflective poet in a striking and expressive image. 18"x24".  EDM1501/850

Emily Dickinson: Profile of the Poet as Cook with Selected Recipes
By Guides at the Dickinson Homestead

Both charming and informative, this selection explores the role cooking played in the poet's life. Known as a first-rate baker in her town and time, Emily Dickinson's personal recipes for various cakes, breads, puddings, and even wine are published here for use in the modern kitchen. Perfect for the Dickinson fan--or anyone with a sweet tooth!

Paperback; 28 pages with selected recipes. EDM1580/680

The World of Emily Dickinson
By Polly Longsworth

Opening with an insightful and informative introduction, this visual biography proceeds to detail Emily Dickinson's life, town, and times through the collection and interpretation of images both fresh and iconic. Providing connections between the poet, her friends and family, the growing town of Amherst, and of course, the unforgettable poems that became her greatest legacy, this book is indispensible for both new and seasoned Dickinson fans.

Paperback; 136 pages. EDM1544/344

Emily
By Michael Bedard; pictures by Barbara Cooney

This appealing and poignant book tells the story of a young girl's subtly profound encounter with her mysterious neighbor, Emily Dickinson. Enchanting prose complemented with charming illustrations make "Emily" a delight for readers young and old.

Paperback; 40 pages.  EDM1551/751

The Mouse of Amherst
By Elizabeth Spires; pictures by Claire A. Nivola

In this delightful story for young readers, a shy mouse named Emmaline becomes a resident of the wall of Emily Dickinson's bedroom. After a chance encounter with the poet's verse leads Emmaline to discover her own poetic voice, she and Emily become friends. A wonderful tale, as well as a testament to the power of words.

Paperback; 64 pages. EDM1555/755

Gordon Getty: The White Election (CD)

Gordon Getty's song cycle of 32 songs on poems by Emily Dickinson features soprano Lisa Delan as well as Fritz Steinegger on piano. This musical interpretation of Dickinson's poetry offers a fresh perspective into her ethereal verse. Total playing time 70.30. EDM1509/936

Emily Dickinson Poems (CD)

A sequence of 42 Dickinson poems with music from her time.  Read by Doris Abramson with piano interludes played by William Jordan.  Total playing time 48.01.  EDM1510/930

My Uncle Emily
By Jane Yolen, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.

Young Gilbert Dickinson has an uncle like no other!  His uncle wears long white dresses and never smokes cigars. Gilbert's uncle is the now-famous poet Emily Dickinson, though "Uncle Emily" is what he calls her.  In this delightful book, Jane Yolen writes of a difficult day at school during which Gilbert learns something about poetry, something about his aunt, and, most important, how to "Tell all the Truth."

Harcover; 32 pages, (c) 2009. EDM1552/746

Emily Dickinson:  A Biography
By Connie Ann Kirk

Using updated scholarship and never before published primary research, this biography peels away the myths surrounding Emily Dickinson and takes a fresh look at the complex and busy life of this genius of American letters. As a research tool, the volume is also useful for its explanation of current nomenclature for the poems, mysteries and controversies, and the poet's influence on American poetry and culture. Part of the Greenwood Biographies series, ideal for student researchers.

Hardcover; 216 pages, (c) 2004. EDM1553/747

Life of Emily Dickinson
By Richard B. Sewall

Winner of the National Book Award, this detailed account of Emily Dickinson's life was considered a monumental contribution to Dickinson studies when it was first published in 1974.  Chapters about individual family members and friends as well as Dickinson herself provide insight into a life that the poet, as the biographer asserts, made a "delicate business" for posthumous audiences to piece together.  Sewall's work was the first to include details about the affair between Austin Dickinson, the poet's brother, and Mabel Loomis Todd, a posthumous editor of Dickinson's work.

Paperback, 924 pages, (c) 1998 (originally published in two-volume hardcover in 1974). EDM1557/342

$31.50

This was a Poet: A Critical Biography of Emily Dickinson
By George Whicher

This important critical work considers Emily Dickinson in relation to her background and discerns the larger scope of her poetic achievement while describing her unusually keen sensitivity to the world and the forces within it.  Originally published in 1938, it was reprinted in 1992 with an introduction by Richard B. Sewall.

Paperback; 337 pages.  EDM1558/343

$12.95

My Wars are Laid Away in Books:  The Life of Emily Dickinson
by Alfred Habegger

The most recent comprehensive biography of Emily Dickinson, Habegger's work sets Dickinson in the context of her times as well as her poetic development.  Named a Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

Paperback; 764 pages, (c) 2001. EDM1559/346

Emily Dickinson and the Art of Belief (second edition)
By Roger Lundin

Lundin's biography pays special attention to the poet's experience of faith, skillfully relating her life to nineteenth-century American political, social, religious, and intellectual history.

Paperback; 318 pages, (c) 1998, 2004. EDM1560/351

The Gardens of Emily Dickinson
By Judith Farr, with Louise Carter

In this substantial study of Emily Dickinson's devotion to flowers and gardening, Farr seeks to join both poet and gardener into one creative personality.  She reveals that the successful gardener's intimate understanding of horticulture helped shape the poet's choice of metaphors for every experience:  love and hate, wickedness and virtue, death and immortality.

Paperback; 350 pages, (c) 2004. EDM1570/676