Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Resources

This site is great source for biographic information about Emily Dickinson as well as a good starting place for look at her poems. If you get really into her, you can visit the actual museum, which is the homestead in Amherst where she grew up.

The Poetry Foundation knows what's up. Get a good sense of Dickinson's poetry in the larger context of American poetry and see what some of the best critics on Dickinson have to say.

This may not the most in-depth look at Dickinson's work, but it's not a bad place to start out if you need a little reading companion (besides your Shmoop crew, of course).

Well, not really, but this page keeps you up-to-date with all current Dickinson goings on.

The discovery of a rare photo of Dickinson from her college years makes the CBS Evening News.

Check out how Dickinson's gardens inspired her poetry.

Here's a narrative biography of Emily Dickinson.

This isn't Dickinson reading, of course, but these are great live recordings of some of her most famous poems.

Actors give a dramatic reading of Dickinson's letters and poems.

Here's one of the only existing photographs of Dickinson from her time at school.

Here's another portrait of Dickinson with a different hairstyle.

Poet, scholar, and critic Edward Hirsch explores the impact of Dickinson's poems.

Slate has a little imaginative fun.

Have it all! Here's all of Dickinson's poetry in one book—a treasure.

Dickinson's prolific letter writing offers a glimpse into the life and work of one of America's most beloved and mysterious poets.

This independent film examines who Dickinson really was, especially in relationship to her haunting poems. Despite the dramatic title, this film has nothing to do with murder. (Bummer?)

Sex in the City's Cynthia Nixon plays Dickinson in the 2014 biopic. Weird.