Emily Dickinson's Letters

Emily Dickinson Poems and Letters
Your Women's History Guide recommends print editions of Emily Dickinson's poems and letters. It's great to find poems and other writings online, but there's nothing like holding a book in your hands, especially with poetry!

Emily Dickinson
This biographical sketch of Emily Dickinson includes some discussion of the letters she sent to her friend and later sister-in-law Susan and whether these are evidence for Dickinson's lesbianism.

Emily Dickinson's Letters
Col. T.W. Higginson's October, 1891, article in the Atlantic Monthly about his correspondence with Emily Dickinson.

Emily Dickinson (Un)discovered
The Atlantic Monthly describes the role the magazine played in introducing Dickinson to her mentor, Higginson.

Open Me Carefully
Selections of letters from Emily to her friend and later sister-in-law Susan are included in this book review. Also includes speculation on whether Emily's relationship with Susan was what today would be called a lesbian relationship -- though historians disagree about whether Dickinson can be called a lesbian.