Emily dickinson museum, ?revolution is the POD?: emily dickinson?s american poetry [the emily dickinson museum proposes a landmarks of american history and culture workshop for k-12 educators,…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $190,000 to Amherst College (Trustees Of) on January 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to deliver a K-12 educator workshop titled "Revolution is the Pod: Emily Dickinson's American Poetry."

The Emily Dickinson Museum, hosted at Amherst College, will conduct two one-week sessions in summer 2026—July 19–24 and July 26–31—each serving thirty-six K-12 teachers at Amherst College. The workshop examines Emily Dickinson's poetry through the lens of early-nineteenth-century American rhetoric as the nation grappled with identity in the century following the Revolution. Participants engage in creative writing and study contemporary poets to explore how Dickinson's rule-breaking, revolutionary approach to poetry inspires new generations of readers and writers.

The award supports a Landmarks of American History and Culture initiative, which uses place-based teaching at historic sites to strengthen humanities instruction. The museum received prior NEH grants for educator professional development workshops in 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2017.

Period of performance runs through February 28, 2027. Place of performance is Massachusetts.

Emily dickinson museum, ?revolution is the POD?: emily dickinson?s american poetry [the emily dickinson museum proposes a landmarks of american history and culture workshop for k-12 educators, ?revolution is the POD?: emily dickinson?s american poetry, in summer 2026. This workshop will examine dickinson?s poetry in light of the rhetoric of her day, as americans grappled with a national identity one century on from the american revolution. Through creative writing and engagement with contemporary poets, participants will also explore how dickinson?s rule-breaking, revolutionary poetry sparks the imaginations of new generations. The workshop will consist of two one-week sessions for thirty-six teachers each, session i: july 19-24, 2026 and session II: july 26-31, 2026. Participants will be based at amherst college, parent organization of the emily dickinson museum. The museum received this grant previously in 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2017, holding a workshop called ?emily dickinson: person, poetry, and place?.]