Dickinson

Dickinson

Hope is worth every fight.

Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.

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Because I could not stop

1. Because I could not stop

Air Date: 2019-11-01

Emily’s attempt to publish a poem sparks backlash.

I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’

2. I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’

Air Date: 2019-11-01

Women are forbidden at Amherst, so Emily and Sue get creative to attend a lecture.

Wild nights

3. Wild nights

Air Date: 2019-11-01

Emily and Austin throw a party, and their mutual love for Sue causes tension.

Alone, I cannot be

4. Alone, I cannot be

Air Date: 2019-11-01

Emily seeks help from an author when her favorite tree is threatened.

I am afraid to own a Body

5. I am afraid to own a Body

Air Date: 2019-11-01

Emily confronts tough issues at a meeting of the local Shakespeare Club.

A brief, but patient illness

6. A brief, but patient illness

Air Date: 2019-11-01

Emily takes a “sick day” to write and finds a connection with her father’s law clerk.

We lose - because we win

7. We lose - because we win

Air Date: 2019-11-01

On her father’s election day, Emily defiantly attempts to publish another poem.

There’s a certain Slant of light

8. There’s a certain Slant of light

Air Date: 2019-11-01

On Christmas, Emily tries to be the “good little woman.” Zosia Mamet guest stars.

‘Faith’ is a fine invention

9. ‘Faith’ is a fine invention

Air Date: 2019-11-01

During a solar eclipse, Emily confronts the Shadow of Death in her home.

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

10. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

Air Date: 2019-11-01

Emily’s relationships are challenged as she moves into a new chapter of life. Season finale.

Before I got my eye put out

1. Before I got my eye put out

Air Date: 2021-01-08

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

2. Fame is a fickle food

Air Date: 2021-01-08

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

3. The only Ghost I ever saw

Air Date: 2021-01-08

Torn about whether to allow Sam to publish her work, Emily hosts a séance in search of guidance.

The Daisy follows soft the Sun

4. The Daisy follows soft the Sun

Air Date: 2021-01-15

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

5. Forbidden Fruit a flavor has

Air Date: 2021-01-22

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

6. Split the lark

Air Date: 2021-01-29

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

7. Forever - is composed of Nows

Air Date: 2021-02-05

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?

8. I'm Nobody! Who are you?

Air Date: 2021-02-12

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

9. I Like a Look of Agony

Air Date: 2021-02-19

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

10. You cannot put a Fire out

Air Date: 2021-02-26

While the whole town attends the christening of Jane’s baby, Emily fights to get her poems back from Sam.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers

1. “Hope” is the thing with feathers

Air Date: 2021-11-04

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 -

2. It feels a shame to be Alive -

Air Date: 2021-11-04

Frazar Stearns leaves to meet his fate on the battlefield just as the Dickinson family welcomes a new life.

The Soul has Bandaged moments

3. The Soul has Bandaged moments

Air Date: 2021-11-04

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

4. This is my letter to the World

Air Date: 2021-11-11

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

5. Sang from the Heart, Sire

Air Date: 2021-11-18

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

6. A little Madness in the Spring

Air Date: 2021-11-24

The Dickinsons take a fun family outing to an asylum. Henry helps the soldiers with a uniform inspection.

The Future never spoke

7. The Future never spoke

Air Date: 2021-12-02

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 -

8. My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun -

Air Date: 2021-12-09

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

9. Grief is a Mouse

Air Date: 2021-12-16

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 -

10. This was a Poet -

Air Date: 2021-12-23

Emily asks Betty to help her design a new dress. The Dickinson family is surprised by an unexpected guest. Series finale.

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Rating

8.6/10

Release Date

2019-11-01

Episodes

30 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Videos

Production Companies

wiip

wiip

Anonymous Content

Anonymous Content

Sugar23

Sugar23

Tuning Fork Productions