Websites
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Here's a killer website created by a BYU student. You can look up words that Dickinson uses and find out the definition as used in her time.
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Learn all about Emily's life and times here.
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Lots of good stuff on Dickinson can be found here, including info on her dashes and writing habits.
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Check out some great photos of some of the poet’s possessions.
Video
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It's a bit weird, but that's why we like it.
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Too much for words
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Wow. Heavy Metal Dickinson.
Audio
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Audio versions of many poems by the actress, not by the original author of course.
Images
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Prim and wide-eyed.
Imges
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The quality of the print makes here seem more ghostly than she likely was in real life.
Historical Documents
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Here are examples of how Dickinson would write out a final draft and fold it neatly. Click on the images for larger versions and try to make sense of the handwriting, if you can.
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Check out Emily's handwritten letters to her mentor and eventual publisher, T. W. Higginson.
Books
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This is the best, most current collection of Dickinson’s poetry. Edited by R.W. Franklin
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This is a quality biography of the poet.
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This is a trendy biography looking into her relationship with Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
Movies & TV
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A short film made in 1998
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Another short film for your viewing pleasure.