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Emily Dickinson was once better-known as a gardener. The poet’s first book preserved these species.
The shortest poem, titled “Fleas.” “Adam had ‘em.” And, bow. First poem I memorized: “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer, recited in happy sing-song in the second-grade. The next year, we had to recite “The ...
Students from Fort River Elementary School showcase their multilingual poetry reading skills in a unique exhibit at the Emily Dickinson Museum.
We have been alerted to this possibility. The title of the book is adapted from Emily Dickinson’s poem “Hope” is the thing with feathers; and the epigraph is also taken from her poetry: “That Love is ...
In “ Natural History ,” your story in this week’s issue, Jesse joins an environmental protest, a kind of die-in, at the Museum of Natural History, for which he and the other protesters are arrested ...
Jackie Hope is the longest running Dickinson Press contributor and columnist. "Hope's Corner" is a weekly humorous column centered on a message of hope for residents in southwest North Dakota.
The programs Emily’s Hope offers impact people like Lisa Nielson and Diane Eide. Nielson’s son, Cameron, has used the non-profit’s Post-Overdose Response Team and received a scholarship for ...
As part of the Distinguished Service Award, EDIS asks each recipient what Dickinson poem they would like re-produced in calligraphy. Miller chose a poem that begins, “Each Life Converges to Some ...
Arizona lawmakers have unanimously passed "Emily's Law," a bill named for 14-year-old Emily Pike that would create a turquoise alert system for missing Indigenous people.
The Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst is celebrating the completion of its reconstructed carriage house.
In addition to the ribbon-cutting, the Emily Dickinson Museum will host its annual Poetry Walk through downtown Amherst on Saturday, in honor of the 139th anniversary of the poet’s death. This ...