Past Events

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Press Release:
A Something Overtakes the Mind

(8/3/2025) - a multimedia visual art and poetry installation created by artists Ligia Bouton and Matt Donovan on view at the Emily Dickinson Museum...
Open Mic - Tell It Slant 2025

Open Mic Night
With Music from Los Lorcas
Friday, Sept. 19, 7pm ET

Bring your poems to Emily Dickinson's garden and enjoy music from Los Lorcas...
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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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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series 2024

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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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series 2026

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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Virtual Educator Workshops

VIRTUAL PROGRAM - professional development series for educators exploring Dickinson’s life and poetry...

Annual Poetry Walk 2023
Saturday, May 13
10am-12pm ET

IN-PERSON PROGRAM - An engaging poetry walk through Amherst, the town she called “paradise”...

Poetry Walk 2025
Saturday, May 10
10am-12pm ET

IN-PERSON PROGRAM - An engaging poetry walk through Amherst, the town she called “paradise”...

Poetry Walk 2026
Saturday, May 16
10am-12pm ET

IN-PERSON PROGRAM - An engaging poetry walk through Amherst, the town she called “paradise”...

Poetry Walk 2024
Saturday, May 11
10am-12pm ET

IN-PERSON PROGRAM - An engaging poetry walk through Amherst, the town she called “paradise”...
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Behind the Scenes with Collections (Part 2)
Thursday, July 6, 6:30pm ET

VIRTUAL PROGRAM - The second in a three-part series exploring the collection of the Emily Dickinson Museum...
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Behind the Scenes with Collections (Part 1)
Tuesday, April 25, 6:30pm ET

VIRTUAL PROGRAM - The first in a three-part series exploring the collection of the Emily Dickinson Museum...
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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series
Thursday, July 25, 6pm ET

VIRTUAL PROGRAM - Phosphorescence July 2024 featured poets:
Rosa Lane and Patrick Donnelly...
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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series
Thursday, August 20, 6pm ET

Phosphorescence August 2026 featured poets:
Amie Whittemore, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Amy Wright...
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Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series
Thursday, August 15, 6pm ET

VIRTUAL PROGRAM - Phosphorescence August 2024 featured poets:
Omotara James, Willie Lee Kinard III, and Joshua Jennifer Espinoza...