American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Imagine Nature: Dickinson: "The Butterfly"
Text of Dickinson's poem about butterflies illustrated with a film clip of a butterfly in close-up detail.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878)
The Heath Anthology of American Literature offers a look at classroom issues, strategies, themes, comparisons, and other criteria for teaching this William Cullen Bryant and his poetry to students.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Emily Dickinson
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1971 to commemorate poet Emily Dickinson. With a short passage on her life and contributions to American poetry.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Biography: Emily Dickinson
[Free Registration/Login Required] Introduce your students to Emily Dickinson by engaging them in higher order pre and post reading activities presented in this flipchart.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
From a clear introduction which includes "Why Should I Care," to the text and then an analysis of the poem, I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain, this site contains fascinating insights into the writings of the poet. Broken into clearly...
Curated OER
British Library: Emily Dickinson: Cropped Portrait
Closely cropped portrait of Emily Dickinson.
Curated OER
Photograph:emily Dickinson, 1850.
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE), an author widely acclaimed as one of America's greatest poets. Though she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, only 7 were printed during her lifetime, and those...
Curated OER
Writing Fix: Emily Dickinson
A black and white photograph of famous American poet Emily Dickinson.