Success is counted sweetest Resources

Websites

The Poetry Foundation is Counted Sweetest

This site features a great Emily Dickinson biography and links to her poetry to get you started.

Distant Strains of Poems

Poets.org features a quick overview of Dickinson's life, but the a ton of links to her poetry.

The Homestead and The Evergreens

Just where did Dickinson write all those unpublished poems? You can find out at this museum.

Manuscript Central

Here you can check out the original, hand-written drafts of Dickinson's poetry.

Video

Student Vid

This poem seems to be a popular choice for student film projects on YouTube. This is certainly… one of those.

The Belle of Amherst

Here's a play about Dickinson's life and times.

Voices and Visions

This is a dated, but informative, documentary on Dickinson.

Audio

A Prairie Home Reading

This features multiple readings of the poem, including one by Garrison Keillor.

Librivox'd

Here's the audio book version of the poem.

Sleepy Reading

Having trouble nodding off? This reading will help.

Images

The Emily We Know

Here's the most popular image of our poet.

Another View

Have another view of our poet.

Sticking to the Manuscript

Want to see the original draft of the poem? Click right ahead.

Articles and Interviews

"A Poetry-Fueled War"

Emily Dickinson lived—and wrote—through the U.S. Civil War, which is the focus of this interview.

"Unsettling Emily Dickinson "

This interview discusses Dickinson's "envelope poems."

Books

The Poems of Emily Dickinson

Get 'em while they're hot—right here.

My Wars are Laid Away in Books

Check out this biography of Dickinson.