Past Events

A lively virtual discussion of Emily Dickinson’s poetry and letters, meeting once a month from February to May...

- An educator workshop exploring how to write poems that begin in surprise and motor towards wisdom or delight...

Designed for K-12 educators, this workshop will examine Dickinson’s poetry in light of the rhetoric of her day, as Americans grappled with a national identity one century on from the American Revolution...

IN-PERSON PROGRAM - FREE admission to the Emily Dickinson Museum sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation...

Free Virtual Program - Designed to help educators prepare applications for a weeklong summer workshop in Amherst...

Color – Caste – Denomination – Fr836 Lesson guide by Bruce M. Penniman, Ed.D. Written in 1864 amid the social disruption and dreadful human sacrifice of the Civil War, Emily Dickinson’s poem “Color – Caste – Denomination – ” is a poignant and ironic commentary on the social distinctions —of race, class, and religion—that sharply...

EDIS’s Annual Meeting is returning again to Amherst — this year’s theme, “Neighbor Dickinson,” celebrates the reopening of Austin and Susan Dickinson’s home The Evergreens...

- An exploration of digital tools available for teaching and reading Dickinson...

Perhaps I asked too large – Fr358 Lesson guide by Sylvie Cathrall This lesson guide provides a playful, imaginative approach to teaching with “Perhaps I asked too large – ” that focuses on the power of fantasy as a tool for self-expression. At the end of the lesson sequence, students will engage in a creative...

(HYBRID) - Celebrating a new edition of Emily Dickinson’s correspondence — expanded and revised for the first time in over sixty years...

This is my letter to the World Fr519 Lesson guide by Tina Cane “This is my letter to the World” (F519) is one of Emily Dickinson’s most widely known poems, and makes for a wonderful introduction to her work for students of all ages. Compact yet packed with meaning, it offers a fine example of...

(SOLD OUT) - An exploration of digital tools available for teaching and reading Dickinson...

VIRTUAL PROGRAM - The final installment of a series exploring the collection of the Emily Dickinson Museum...

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...

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...