Professor Adrienne Perry recently visited Emily Dickinson's house. She shares some photos from the visit below. In her words: "What was most inspiring and exciting to me about this visit was to see how her family home has changed over time, as it's been decorated with period furnishings, including wallpaper created from scraps found in the home. I am always struck by the size and simplicity of her writing desk, to think that she wrote some 1,800 poems in this place, and to hear the docents speak about the world around her. There was also a fascinating display about her editorial and drafting process, and a first edition of her poems, which featured the images of ghost pipe flowers. Talk of ghost pipe and the images of them, alongside Emily, sort of followed me around all weekend."
A portrait of Emily Dickinson and her siblings from the drawing room Emily Dickinson's bedroom/ writing desk Emily Dickinson's bedroom Professor Adrienne Perry in front of Emily Dickinson's house
