In this issue
-- Hedge and Fence Photo Update
-- Poetry in the Garden
-- Most Favorite Poems as Voted by Visitors -- Traveling soon? -- Help Support the Emily Dickinson Museum -- "my Verse is alive" Exhibition -- About the Museum -- Are you on FacebookŪ? Join us!
Welcome Summer!
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Hedge and Fence Photo Update The coordination of fence makers, installers, painters, and landscapers has been finely tuned. The last remaining pieces of the landscape puzzle-to be completed in a few short weeks--are placing the massive metal-covered caps on the decorative posts and mounting the spindle fence on the granite wall in front of the Homestead. Click on the image to the left to see our latest YouTube documentation of this month's restoration.
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Poetry in the Garden 
Sunday, July 192:00 p.m. Stan Koehler and Sarah Mager " 'The Life we have...' Conversations From the Grave: Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost" Sunday, July 26 2:00 p.m. Ann E. Bouteller "Exploring Space in Dickinson's Poems" The readings take place on the lawn at the Dickinson Homestead, where well-known artists and authors share their reflections on the poet's life and work in the shade of the stunning gardens that inspired her. All events are free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, the programs will take place at the Amherst College Alumni House, a short walk from the Museum.
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Most Favorite Poems as Voted by Visitors The poems are identified by first line and by the number assigned to them in the 1998 Franklin edition (Fr) of Dickinson's poetry.
Top 15 Poems
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Traveling soon? 
Why not make the Emily Dickinson Museum your
place of destination? Travel Advisor rates
the Emily Dickinson Museum #3 out of the 10
top attractions in Amherst!
"Interesting tour of home and background of
Emily Dickinson" This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Need more reasons to come visit?
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Help Support the Emily Dickinson Museum 
The Emily Dickinson Museum offers an
unparalleled
glimpse into the life of one of the world's
greatest poets. The Homestead is a National
Historic
Landmark, and the Emily Dickinson Museum has
recently been designated an American
Literary Landmark by the
National Endowment for the Arts. The museum has
grown dramatically
in its programs, audience, and
impact in the five years since its creation
in 2003, and attracts worldwide attention. It owes its success in large measure to the generous encouragement of its many dedicated friends and supporters who have seen the rampant possibilities in the Emily Dickinson Museum. Our fiscal year ends June 30. We need your help to close the year in a healthy financial condition so that we can continue to maintain the tours, programs, and connection with the poet's world such as those you see in these Emily E-Updates. Find out more about how you can assist the Museum by clicking on the link below, or by contacting executive director Jane Wald. Please send your contribution to: Emily Dickinson Museum Annual Fund, 280 Main Street, Amherst MA 01002. |
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"my Verse is alive" Exhibition 
A provocative exhibit exploring the
intriguing posthumous publication of
Dickinson's poetry, continues at the Emily
Dickinson Museum Tour Center during regular
museum hours.
"my Verse is alive" explores the tangled private and public motives of several figures closely associated with Emily Dickinson as they struggled for control of her poetic legacy. The roles of her siblings Lavinia and Austin, sister-in-law Susan and niece Martha are examined as well as that of Lavinia's friend and Austin's mistress Mabel Loomis Todd, a central figure in achieving initial publication of Dickinson's poetry. |
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About the Museum 
The Emily Dickinson Museum: The Homestead and
The Evergreens is dedicated to educating diverse
audiences about the poet's life, family,
creative
work, times, and enduring relevance, and to
preserving and interpreting the Homestead and
The
Evergreens as historical resources for the
benefit of
scholars and the general public. The Emily
Dickinson
Museum is owned by the Trustees of Amherst
College and has its own Board of Governors,
which is
charged with the responsibility of raising the
Museum's operating and capital funds. The Museum
is a member of
Museums10, a collaboration of ten
museums linked to the five colleges in the
Pioneer
Valley.
The Tour Center may be reached at 413-542-2947, Wednesday through Sunday, during museum hours.
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