In this special episode, cohost Jericho Brown is in conversation with Alena Smith, creator and show runner of AppleTV+'s Dickinson. They go inside the making of the show, and why Emily Dickinson's life and poems continue to inspire.

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Poems in this episode:

You cannot put a fire out by Emily Dickinson

The Soul selects her own Society by Emily Dickinson

Duplex (I Begin With Love) by Jericho Brown

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This conversation was recorded at Smith College on September 29, 2022. We thank Smith for permission to use the audio, and for its support for The Slave is Gone.