Websites
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This site is great source for biographic information about Emily Dickinson as well as a good starting place for look at her poems. If you get really into her, you can visit the actual museum, which is the homestead in Amherst where she grew up.
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The Poetry Foundation knows what's up. Get a good sense of Dickinson's poetry in the larger context of American poetry and see what some of the best critics on Dickinson have to say.
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This may not the most in-depth look at Dickinson's work, but it's not a bad place to start out if you need a little reading companion (besides your Shmoop crew, of course).
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Well, not really, but this page keeps you up-to-date with all current Dickinson goings on.
Video
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The discovery of a rare photo of Dickinson from her college years makes the CBS Evening News.
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Check out how Dickinson's gardens inspired her poetry.
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Here's a narrative biography of Emily Dickinson.
Audio
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This isn't Dickinson reading, of course, but these are great live recordings of some of her most famous poems.
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Actors give a dramatic reading of Dickinson's letters and poems.
Image
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Here's one of the only existing photographs of Dickinson from her time at school.
Images
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Here's another portrait of Dickinson with a different hairstyle.
Articles and Interviews
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Poet, scholar, and critic Edward Hirsch explores the impact of Dickinson's poems.
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Slate has a little imaginative fun.
Books
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Have it all! Here's all of Dickinson's poetry in one book—a treasure.
Book
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Dickinson's prolific letter writing offers a glimpse into the life and work of one of America's most beloved and mysterious poets.
Movies & TV
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This independent film examines who Dickinson really was, especially in relationship to her haunting poems. Despite the dramatic title, this film has nothing to do with murder. (Bummer?)
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Sex in the City's Cynthia Nixon plays Dickinson in the 2014 biopic. Weird.