Past Events

Graphic for Emily Dickinson's 193rd birthday. Dickinson is photoshopped to stand in front of ballons and big text with the numbers 193.

SOLD OUT – Emily Dickinson 193rd Birthday Open House
Sat., Dec. 9, 1-4:30pm ET

(IN-PERSON PROGRAM) You are cordially invited to the Emily Dickinson Museum’s in-person celebration of the poet’s 193rd birthday!...
the Evergreens surrounded by beautiful fall trees

Duties beautifully done:
A Dickinson Birthday Celebration
Monday, Dec. 11, 6pm ET

(VIRTUAL PROGRAM) - A celebration of Emily Dickinson’s 193rd birthday with Executive Director Jane Wald and Dickinson scholar Martha Nell Smith...
graphic delve into dickinson - Nature and God – I neither knew

Nature and God – I neither knew
Dickinson, Scientist of Faith
Thursday, September 12, 6:30pm ET

- A workshop for educators discussing a range of Dickinson poems with scientific content...
Emily Dickinson's handwriting on a letter and envelope

Poetry Discussion Group Spring 2024 Series

A lively virtual discussion of Emily Dickinson’s poetry and letters, meeting once a month from February to May...
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Dwelling in Possibility
The Pleasurable Path of What if Poems
Thurs., November 21, 6:30pm ET

- An educator workshop exploring how to write poems that begin in surprise and motor towards wisdom or delight...
3 people on a tour of Dickinson's bedroom

FREE Day [Sold Out]
Highland Street August Adventures
Weds., August 14

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

Emily Dickinson International Society
Annual Meeting
July 26-28, 2024

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...

Sweet Countrymen — Judge Tenderly of Me
A Community Poetry Hour
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 3pm ET

FREE Virtual Program - An hour of poetry on election day...
Cover of book "letters of emily dickinson"

Book Launch:
The Letters of Emily Dickinson
Wed., April 3, 4:30pm ET

(HYBRID) - Celebrating a new edition of Emily Dickinson’s correspondence — expanded and revised for the first time in over sixty years...
emily dickinson graphic standing in front of numbers 194! and balloons

[SOLD OUT] Emily Dickinson 194th Birthday Open House
Sat., Dec. 7, 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 194th birthday!...
Dickinson's daguerrotype tripled and colored in yellow blue and red

Digital Dickinson: Part 1
Workshop for Educators
Wed., April 24, 6pm ET

(SOLD OUT) - An exploration of digital tools available for teaching and reading Dickinson...
archival lithograph showing the carriage house next to The Evergreens

Carriages – Be sure – and Guests – True:
A Dickinson Birthday Celebration
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6pm ET

FREE Virtual Program - A celebration of Emily Dickinson’s 194th birthday with Executive Director Jane Wald...
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...
Graphic for the Emily DIckinson Poetry Marathon - September 25 through October 1

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 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...