We tend to think of Emily as an indoor poet, hidden away in her upstairs bedroom, lurking in the corridors when visitors came to the house, and then seen only in glimpses as she scurried out of sight. But in fact, she was always outside, in her garden, working with her flowers and observing the natural world that opened before her eyes, and then opened yet again through her careful words scribbled on bits of paper. In fact, Emily Dickinson was most known during her life as a gardener. It was in a very real sense where she discovered herself. And her calling as a poet.

Join Barry at the Manchester Community Library for an evening of Emily Dickinson.

Dec 1, 2024, 12 to 12 PM

Dec 1, 2024, 2 PM

Dec 2, 2024, 6:30 to 8 PM