The Dickinson Poetry Series has returned to holding readings on the second Wednesday of each month rather than the first. The ...

It's wrong to think of self-esteem as a quality that depends only on what we say and do. Self-congratulation is no substitute ...

But the letters also show a side of Dickinson that might not be familiar to even her most dedicated readers. Many people know her poetry of death, pain and suffering, but the letters are more upbeat ...

Massachusetts was one of only three states without a poet laureate, according to the Library of Congress, joined by New ...

In mid-Victorian America, gardening was considered a more appropriate pastime for women than writing poetry. Dickinson’s passion for gardening — and growing flowers in particular — remained ...