This is my letter to the one
Who wrote all her life to Me –
The deepest corners of my heart –
She sounded utterly
To tell Her, there is nothing
Her Message transcends time
For love of Her – Sweet – poetess
I wrote this little rhyme
November 28, 2019
dearest emily –
here are some summer irises + lilies for you –
in appreciation for your
poems, your attentiveness
to the natural world, your
recognition of the world
both near + far.
Happy Birthday.
with appreciation +
admiration –
Brece Honeycutt.
www.brecehoneycutt.com
Hello from Boise, ID!
I’m a historian working
at a prison museum. We
have the prison library
catalog and know that
Dickinson was in the
collection, inspiring thousands
of inmates. Just like how
she inspires me, even today.
Hayley
#TheWorldWritesBack
#PostcardstoEmily
Postcard Front:
A young girl
reads words
that awaken her spirit
shake her soul
and rattle her mind.
Words that echo through
the canyon of years
as bright and brittle
as the day they were
scribbled on some scrap.
Immortality conceived
in that moment.
Happy birthday
Emily!
12/10/19
Postcard Verso:
Thank you Emily –
for being a
constant luminous
presence in my life,
one of my north stars.
Always,
Sue
December the 10th, 2019,
Dear Emily,
You make Words – dancing –
Like flying Birds –
Life and Death – playing –
Like they knew each other –
You spent Time with them –
In your Garden –
From Birth ’til Death –
And now – Forever –
Thassadite DiRAMi, from France to Amherst
#PostcardstoEmily
I felt my life with both my hands
To see if it was there –
I held my spirit to the Glass,
To prove it possibler –
I turned my Being round and round
And paused at every pound
To ask the Owner’s name –
For doubt, that I should know the sound –
I judged my features – jarred my hair –
I pushed my dimples by, and waited –
If they – twinkled back –
Conviction might, of me –
I told myself, “Take Courage, Friend –
That – was a former time –
But we might learn to like the Heaven,
As well as our Old Home”!
Let these printable coloring sheets immerse you in the Homestead and The Evergreens where Emily Dickinson and her family lived. To print the sheet of your choice, click the link at the bottom of this page, click on the image, and select the ‘print’ icon. Be sure to select ‘scale to printable area’ in your print options. Happy coloring!
Download printable coloring sheet featuring Emily Dickinson’s conservatory.
Download printable coloring sheet: Bedroom. Learn more about the Homestead and take a virtual tour of the bedroom.
Download a printable coloring sheet of Dickinson’s white dress and desk. Learn more about the white dress.
Download a printable coloring sheet of Oscar, friend of the Museum, who enjoyed greeting guests at our doors.
The Emily Dickinson Museum is now accepting proposals for the eighth annual Tell It Slant Poetry Festival (formerly the Amherst Poetry Festival), A VIRTUAL EVENT held September 17-20, 2020!
Produced by the Emily Dickinson Museum, with support from the Amherst Business Improvement District, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Jones Library, the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival celebrates the poetic legacy of Emily Dickinson and the contemporary creativity of the Pioneer Valley and beyond.
The Festival’s new name “Tell It Slant,” was selected in homage to Dickinson’s poem, “Tell all the truth but tell it slant.” This title underscores the revolutionary power of poetry to shift our perspective and reveal new truths. The Tell It Slant Poetry Festival remains committed to featuring and serving established and emerging poets who represent the diversity of the flourishing contemporary American poetry scene, and to fostering community by placing poetry in the public sphere. To see our 2019 Festival schedule click here.
The Festival Steering Committee is planning a virtual event to ensure the health and safety of participants. While we are disappointed not to gather together in Amherst, we find (as always) that Dickinson offers inspiration. Dickinson was an engaging correspondent, whose epistolary poems connected her to a wider community of friends and writers. During this time, we call on you to help us carry on Dickinson’s legacy of creating community and sparking the imagination as we shelter in place. We invite you to “dwell in possibility” and submit your most inventive proposals for audience-centered workshops, panel discussions, and programs.
We are privileging proposals for live, synchronous content, but will also consider asynchronous submissions. Synchronous content includes virtual programs or experiences, including performances, live panels and workshops. Asynchronous content might include a web exhibit or pre-recorded content premiering at the Poetry Festival.
The Steering Committee especially welcomes the following:
Honoraria are provided per event.
GENERAL AUDIENCES on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOPS on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
GENERAL AUDIENCE PROGRAMS on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, and SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2020
Submissions will be judged on the following:
Questions? Email us at edmprograms@emilydickinsonmuseum.org
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Tidying the gardens at the Homestead
Celebrate the beauty of summer during Garden Days at the Emily Dickinson Museum! As summer temperatures descend upon Amherst, Emily’s garden begs to be tended. Join our 2018 Gardener-in-Residence Marta McDowell and a group of volunteers to aid in the cultivation and growth of the historic Dickinson family landscape. You do not need to be an expert gardener for this “all levels” program. Learn from volunteers who have tended the gardens in the past and become part of a new generation of caretakers for this precious piece of land. During Garden Days, visitors to the Museum can tend the historic landscape, discuss nature poetry under the great white oak tree, learn about the ongoing archaeological work, and enjoy gatherings in the garden all weekend long.
