National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Letters From Emily Dickinson
Excellent lesson plan in which students study and analyze the letters that Emily Dickinson wrote to Thomas Higginson and to her sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson, as a method of understanding her poetry in a deeper sense....
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Emily Dickinson (1830 1886)
A collection of critical reviews of 16 of Emily Dickinson's poems. Most poems are analyzed by multiple critics. In addition, there are two biographical sketches, and essays examining her use of the dash and her lack of titles.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Emily Dickinson
Video on the life and works of poet Emily Dickinson highlighting her literary contributions which often challenged many of the common beliefs among her peers. Click on "Emily Dickinson Activities" for related materials. Part of a...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: E Book: Poems by Emily Dickinson
This is an e-text of the first published selection of the poems of Emily Dickinson (1830?1886) originally appeared in 1890, edited by Mabel Loomis Todd and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The text contains 115 poems and can be searched by...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Emily Dickinson
This brief biography from Ibiblio.org provides details about the very private Emily Dickinson. Describes her efforts to publish her poem and how Dickinson's sister found more than 1,700 poems stuffed in a drawer after Emily's death.
Other
American Poets: Emily Dickinson Biography and Poems
A biography on the life of poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) that discusses her childhood, personal life, and her literary career. Includes links to the text of 500 of her poems.
Other
Erin's Poetry Pages: Emily Dickinson
Contains a great deal of information on Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) including the following sections: Biography, Magazine/Journal Articles, Some Favorite Poems, and Emily Links. The journal articles include critical reviews of some of...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poet Emily Dickinson
As part of a unit on Emily Dickinson and her poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Emily Dickinson
Web English Teacher provides links to information and resources on the 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson. Included are lesson plans, biographical information, critical analyses, and the texts of hundreds of Dickinson's poems....
Washington State University
Washington State University: American Authors: Reading Dickinson's Poetry
Here are several questions and ideas one should keep in mind while reading the poems of Emily Dickinson.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edwin Dickinson
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Edwin Dickinson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with integrating themes of modernism into his paintings.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Daniel Dickinson
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Daniel Dickinson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his portrait painting. The site also provides two examples of his portraits as...
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
John Dickinson
A good biography of John Dickinson (1732-1808 CE). He was one of the delegates to the Constitutional convention from Delaware. He was a strong supporter of the new Constitution and as a result, Delaware became the first state to ratify...