Storyline
Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world's greatest poet.
Episodes
Specials
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Season 1
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Because I could not stop
Nov 01, 2019
Emily's attempt to publish a poem sparks backlash.
I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’
Nov 01, 2019
Women are forbidden at Amherst, so Emily and Sue get creative to attend a lecture.
Wild nights
Nov 01, 2019
Emily and Austin throw a party, and their mutual love for Sue causes tension.
Alone, I cannot be
Nov 01, 2019
Emily seeks help from an author when her favorite tree is threatened.
I am afraid to own a Body
Nov 01, 2019
Emily confronts tough issues at a meeting of the local Shakespeare Club.
A brief, but patient illness
Nov 01, 2019
Emily takes a “sick day” to write and finds a connection with her father's law clerk.
We lose - because we win
Nov 01, 2019
On her father's election day, Emily defiantly attempts to publish another poem.
There’s a certain Slant of light
Nov 01, 2019
On Christmas, Emily tries to be the “good little woman.” Zosia Mamet guest stars.
‘Faith’ is a fine invention
Nov 01, 2019
During a solar eclipse, Emily confronts the Shadow of Death in her home.
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
Nov 01, 2019
Emily’s relationships are challenged as she moves into a new chapter of life.
Season 2
In the second season, Dickinson is pulled out of her private literary life and thrust into the public eye, while struggling with the sense that the pursuit of fame might be a dangerous game for her to play.
Before I got my eye put out
Jan 08, 2021
Emily's insular poetic world is rocked when Sue introduces her to Sam Bowles, a newspaper editor with a strong interest in publishing women.
Fame is a fickle food
Jan 08, 2021
Her participation in an Amherst baking contest gives Emily a taste of fame and celebrity, but she questions the benefits.
The only Ghost I ever saw
Jan 08, 2021
Torn about whether to allow Sam to publish her work, Emily hosts a séance in search of guidance.
The Daisy follows soft the Sun
Jan 15, 2021
After some time without news from Sam, Emily begins to suffer from writer's block. To rediscover her inspiration, she ventures into the landscape.
Forbidden Fruit a flavor has
Jan 22, 2021
When she learns that Sam plans to publish her poem, Emily embraces being his latest discovery while attending one of Sue's salons.
Split the lark
Jan 29, 2021
Things don't go as planned when Emily tries to express her gratitude to Sam during a night at the opera.
Forever - is composed of Nows
Feb 05, 2021
Thinking she's blown her shot at publication, Emily spirals into depression. Her mother attempts to help her with a trip to the water cure.
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Feb 12, 2021
When her poem is finally published in Sam's newspaper, Emily is shocked to discover that she has become invisible to the world.
I Like a Look of Agony
Feb 19, 2021
To distract himself from the pain of life, Austin throws a tea party for his old college friends—but the day is disrupted by a major political event.
You cannot put a Fire out
Feb 26, 2021
While the whole town attends the christening of Jane's baby, Emily fights to get her poems back from Sam.
Season 3
In the third and final season, Emily Dickinson’s most productive time as an artist falls amid the raging American Civil War and an equally fierce battle that divides her own family. As Emily tries to heal the divides around her, she wonders if art can help keep hope alive, and whether the future can be better than the past.
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
Nov 04, 2021
Amid the Civil War's mounting casualties, the Dickinsons grieve one of their own—and Emily struggles to keep the peace in her family.
It feels a shame to be Alive -
Nov 04, 2021
Frazar Stearns leaves to meet his fate on the battlefield just as the Dickinson family welcomes a new life.
The Soul has Bandaged moments
Nov 04, 2021
Determined to heal the nation, Emily and Lavinia host a sewing circle to support the troops with help from Amherst's finest seamstress, Betty.
This is my letter to the World
Nov 11, 2021
Emily tries to connect with the pain of war by writing to a Union Army colonel and visiting a war hospital. Henry takes a new job teaching soldiers.
Sang from the Heart, Sire
Nov 18, 2021
Emily tries to celebrate her father’s birthday with an old-fashioned family singalong, but it devolves into another battle in the Dickinsons’ own civil war.
A little Madness in the Spring
Nov 24, 2021
The Dickinsons take a fun family outing to an asylum. Henry helps the soldiers with a uniform inspection.
The Future never spoke
Dec 02, 2021
After a clash with Sue, Emily wishes she could escape from this troubled time altogether. Austin struggles with a man's responsibility in wartime.
My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun -
Dec 09, 2021
On the day of a soldier's memorial, Emily's efforts to keep her family's hope alive reach a breaking point and she descends into a personal inferno.
Grief is a Mouse
Dec 16, 2021
Emily takes steps to ensure that her family won't repeat their past mistakes. The Amherst gang gathers for a fond farewell.
This was a Poet -
Dec 23, 2021
Emily asks Betty to help her design a new dress. The Dickinson family is surprised by an unexpected guest.
Series Info
Status
Ended
Seasons
3
Episodes
30
Language
en
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