Emily Dickinson International SocietyAnnual MeetingAugust 6 – 7
This year’s focus is Dickinson’s great love of Shakespeare with a variety of scholarly panels, lectures, and workshops...
2022 Tell It Slant Poetry Festival Call for Proposals
The Emily Dickinson Museum is now accepting proposals for the ninth annual Tell It Slant Poetry Festival (formerly the Amherst Poetry Festival), a virtual event held September 20-26, 2021...
The Props assist the House -:Restoring the Homestead (Part 1)Thursday, July 15, 6-7pm
In the first of a three-part series, go behind the scenes of the restoration of Emily Dickinson's home with Museum Director Jane Wald...
Poetry Discussion Group: Spring 2023 Series
A lively virtual discussion of Emily Dickinson’s poetry and letters, meeting once a month from February to May...
A Secret told:An Evening with Alena Smith and Martha AckmannWednesday, June 30, 7pm
Donors appreciation event featuring Alena Alena Smith, creator of the award-winning Apple TV+ series Dickinson, and Martha Ackmann, author of These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson...
“Bloom – is Result – to meet a Flower”: Dickinson’s Flowering Favorites with Marta McDowellFriday, June 25, 12:30pm
Join Marta McDowell, master gardener, landscape historian, and author of Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life for a close look at blooming cultivars from the Homestead in Amherst...
Phosphorescence Poetry Reading SeriesThursday, May 27, 6-7pm
Phosphorescence May 2021 featured poets:
Melissa Range and Erica Charis-Molling...
Melissa Range and Erica Charis-Molling...
Phosphorescence Poetry Reading SeriesThursday, June 24, 6-7pm
Phosphorescence June 2021 featured poets:
Gail Thomas, Nicole M. Young and Amina Jordan Mendez...
Gail Thomas, Nicole M. Young and Amina Jordan Mendez...
Virtual Poetry Discussion GroupMay 18 & May 28
The Emily Dickinson Museum’s Poetry Discussion Group meets monthly, September through May, for lively conversation about Emily Dickinson’s poetry and letters...
“A Mighty Room” Virtual Studio Session: BedroomFriday, May 7, 12-1pm
Spend a “sweet hour” in Emily Dickinson’s creative space where she penned her startling poetry. Let this quiet virtual experience jumpstart your next creative journey. ...
Annual Poetry WalkSaturday, May 15, 11:30am
In honor of the 135th anniversary of the poet’s death, join the Emily Dickinson Museum for an engaging virtual poetry reading and "walk" through Amherst, the town she called “paradise.” ...
Phosphorescence Poetry Reading SeriesThursday, August 26, 6-7pm
Phosphorescence June 2021 featured poets:
W.J. Herbert, Mary Robles and Dennis James Sweeney...
W.J. Herbert, Mary Robles and Dennis James Sweeney...
Phosphorescence Poetry Reading SeriesThursday, September 23, 6-7pm
Phosphorescence September 2021 featured poets:
Chloe Martinez, Rodney A. Brown, Elizabeth Metzger and Moriel Rothman-Zecher...
Chloe Martinez, Rodney A. Brown, Elizabeth Metzger and Moriel Rothman-Zecher...
Phosphorescence Poetry Reading SeriesThursday, October 28, 6-7pm
Phosphorescence October 2021 featured poets:
Somrita Ganguly and Danielle Legros Georges...
Somrita Ganguly and Danielle Legros Georges...
A Poetry Month Archives Tour at Houghton LibraryWed., April 14, 6:30pm
A very special behind the scenes look at the Dickinson collection at Harvard University's Houghton Library...