The Emily Dickinson Museum’s annual Tell It Slant Poetry Festival returns September 15-21 with a week of events happening both online and in-person at the museum in Amherst, Mass.
This year’s line-up features a talented group of poets from around the world including a reading by National Book Award and MacArthur Genius grantee Terrance Hayes with award-winning poet Krysten Hill, generative writing workshops, poetry panels, an open mic, live music and more. The cornerstone of the festival, the Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon, is an epic reading of all 1,789 of Emily Dickinson’s poems across the festival week.
For the full list of events, more information and to get tickets, visit https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/tell-it-slant-2025/.