Upcoming Events

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Press Release:
Collections Database

The Museum’s collection has now been digitized and published for public use for the very first time...
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Tell It Slant Poetry Festival 2023 Schedule
September 25 – October 1

The annual Tell It Slant Poetry Festival is an event with international reach that celebrates Emily Dickinson’s poetic legacy and the contemporary creativity she and her work continues to inspire from...

Phosphorescence Poetry Reading Series
Thursday, September 28, 6pm ET

VIRTUAL PROGRAM - Phosphorescence September 2023 featured poets: Aldo Amparán, Catherine-Esther Cowie, and Ron Welburn...
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Tell It Slant Awards Night
Friday, September 29, 6:30pm ET

HYBRID PROGRAM - Honoring Marilyn Nelson, Alena Smith, and the Founders of the Emily Dickinson Museum...
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Dickinson Screening
Saturday, Sept. 30, 1pm ET

HYBRID PROGRAM - A screening of clips from Apple TV+'s hit series Dickinson with special guests Anna Baryshnikov (Lavinia Dickinson), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Austin Dickinson), and costume designer...
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Late Night Garden Party
Saturday, Sept. 30, 7pm ET

HYBRID PROGRAM - Join us in Emily Dickinson’s garden (or virtually) for a garden party with our headlining poets Marilyn Nelson and Abigail Chabitnoy...
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Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon
September 25 – October 1

HYBRID PROGRAM - An Emily Dickinson Museum tradition, the Marathon is a group reading of all 1,789 poems by Emily Dickinson over the course of 7 sessions...
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No Frigate Like A Book Club 2023

VIRTUAL SERIES - Join fellow enthusiastic readers in discussion of novels inspired by the life of Emily Dickinson...
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Phosphorescence Poetry Reading Series 2023

VIRTUAL PROGRAM - Hear from poets around the world as they read their work and discuss what poetry and Dickinson mean to them...
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Studio Sessions

Spend a “sweet hour” in Emily Dickinson’s creative space where she penned her startling poetry and honed her revolutionary voice...