Emily Dickinson Museum

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220 Main St, Amherst, MA 01002

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Upcoming Events (6)

Emily Dickinson Poetry Walk 2026 - Free In-Person Program

Sat, May 16, 202610:00 AM

“Through the Dark Sod – as Education –”: Reading & Teaching Emily Dickinson’s Poems

Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Featuring Bruce Penniman

“Nature and God – I neither knew” Emily Dickinson, “The Scientist of Faith”

Sat, Sep 12, 2026

Featuring Bruce Penniman

“It feels a shame to be Alive -”: Emily Dickinson and the Civil War

Fri, Oct 16, 2026

Featuring Ivy Schweitzer and Al Salehi

Dwelling in Possibility: The Pleasurable Path of What if Poems

Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Featuring Tess Taylor

Digital Dickinson: The Museum’s Collection

Fri, Dec 18, 2026

Featuring Elias Bradley Virtual Educator Workshops Join us for our virtual professional development series for educators exploring Dickinson’s life and poetry. Led by Museum staff and special guests, each live, participatory workshop will provide context and exercises that illuminate Dickinson’s frequently cryptic poetry. Space is limited; sign up today for one session or all four! Attendees will leave each 90-minute session with new teaching strategies and context to connect to her poems and le