The science of Dickinson caught on film

Emily Dickinson's little-known scientific side is brought to light in Seeing New Englandly, a short film about the poet that premiers tonight at Amherst Cinema. Dickinson's extensive education in science was highly unusual for her  time:

From the Boston Herald:

The documentary features a number of poems and passages that reflect Dickinson’s fascination with the natural world, including subjects such as the Northern Lights, volcanic eruptions and unusual New England weather.

Dickinson was born in Amherst and lived a mostly reclusive life there. The vast majority of her poems were not discovered or published until after her death in 1886.