Past Events

Emily Dickinson's handwriting on a letter and envelope

Poetry Discussion Group Spring 2025 Series

A lively virtual discussion of Emily Dickinson’s poetry and letters, meeting once a month from February to May...
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Educator Workshop
Dickinson’s Gardens and Volcanoes
Tuesday, November 11, 6:30pm ET

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

Educator Workshop
Learning from Dickinson’s Letters
Wednesday, December 3, 6:30pm ET

- An exploration of digital tools available for teaching and reading Dickinson...
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Emily Dickinson 195th Birthday Open House
Sat., Dec. 6, 1-4:30pm ET

FREE In-Person Program - You are cordially invited to the Emily Dickinson Museum’s in-person celebration of the poet’s 195th birthday!...
Dickinson's shawl laid across her bed in the Homestead

Behind the Scenes with Collections (Part 3)
Wed., September 13, 6pm ET

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

Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon
September 15 – 21

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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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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Tell It Slant Poetry Festival 2024 Schedule
September 23-29

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 the place she called home...
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Tell It Slant Poetry Festival 2025 Schedule
September 15-21

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 the place she called home...
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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 the place she called home...

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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Phosphorescence Poetry Reading Series
Thursday, August 17, 6pm ET

IN-PERSON PROGRAM - Phosphorescence August 2023 featured poets:
Yamini Pathak, Ilan Stavans, and Devanshi Khetarpal...
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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 Jennifer Moeller...
A close-up of about 30 books collected in the Homestead library

No Frigate Like A Book Club 2023

VIRTUAL SERIES - Join fellow enthusiastic readers in discussion of novels inspired by the life of Emily Dickinson...