Humor is not, perhaps, a characteristic associated with pure lyric poetry, and yet Emily Dickinson's transcendental humor is one of the deep sources of her supremacy.

We think of her as a poet—and a great one—but a case could also be made for her as a theologian. So many of Emily Dickinson’s ...

Emily Dickinson’s handwritten poem: “The Life that tied too tight escapes.” One startling early verse almost didn’t make it into print. “Wild nights—Wild nights!” it cried.

Taylor Swift and poet Emily Dickinson are related according to genealogy company Ancestry, who discovered Swift and Dickinson are sixth cousins, three times removed.

Not only did the singer announce the album’s release on Dickinson's birthday, Dec. 10, 2020, but the title itself may be a reference to her poem, "One Sister Have I in Our House.” ...

American poet Emily Dickinson in a portrait taken around 1850. Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Swifties have long made the connection between the two women.

Kamran Javadizadeh on a new book, “The Letters of Emily Dickinson,” and how the poet, a supposed recluse, constantly sent letters to friends, family, and lovers.