The Slave Is Gone: The Show That Talks Back to AppleTV+'s Dickinson
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S1E10: “I’m a poet — and you're not going to stop me” (Season Finale)
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dickinson Season One ends with a funeral, a wedding, and another Funeral, in Emily’s brain. Is Emily subconsciously guilty about her relationship wi...
Bonus: Emily Dickinson, multimedia artist?
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the finale of Dickinson, Season One, Emily gives Sue a poem so small she has to use a magnifying glass to read it. On this bonus episode, Jericho, ...
S1E9: "Huge, cosmic kinds of leaps" w/Tracy K. Smith
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A solar eclipse darkens the skies over Amherst. Is it a miracle of God's creation? A disturbing omen? Or just a great place to take a date? In t...
S1E8: "Are you from Whitman or are you from Dickinson?" w/Chen Chen
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Christmas Eve at the Dickinsons, and they've got visitors, including bestselling author Louisa May Alcott (on a runner's high) and just-returned-...
Bonus: "The language can be bigger than a writer" w/Evie Shockley
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, we release bonus material that takes you deeper into the world of Emily Dickinson, and the work of our guest poets. This week Evie Shockley...
S1E7: "Like science fiction in reverse" w/Evie Shockley
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Election Day, and Rep. Edward Dickinson is showing his true colors, culminating in a literal blow to Emily. Was Edward Dickinson dead set again...
Dickinson Q & A: Death on Edward Dickinson's watch
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Death was a constant presence in 19th century America, including Emily Dickinson's Amherst. But if you were poor, Black, or indigenous — or all thre...
S1E6: "She's turned on by brains" w/Amber Flame
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emily feigns mortal illness so her family will leave her alone in her room to write. Sue, who's already suffered so much loss, hurries back from Bosto...
"Dickinson is a crazy show" w/Alena Smith
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Bonus: Election Day Special w/Evie Shockley
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For Election Day, we're sharing a bit of our recent conversation with poet and scholar Evie Shockley, who shares her poem women's voting rights at 100...
Dickinson Q&A: Was Austin a draft-dodger?
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Fridays, we bring you bonus material that takes you deeper into the work of our poets, and the world of Emily Dickinson. This week, Jericho asks ab...
Bonus: "I don't think James Baldwin would have had 10 seconds for me"
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Fridays, we bring you bonus materials that take you into the worlds of Emily Dickinson and our poets. This time, it's Jericho on James Baldwin, rac...
Bonus: "It was its own world" w/Malcolm Tariq
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every Friday, we release bonus material that takes you deeper into the world of Emily Dickinson, and the work of our poets. This week, our Rogue Schol...
S1E5: "A moment of betrayal" w/Malcolm Tariq
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are rumors there's a fugitive slave in Amherst, which means the the threat of the slavecatcher hangs over all Black people in the town, includin...
Bonus: Heroes who disappoint w/Ada Limón
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every Friday, we release bonus material that takes you deeper into the world of Emily Dickinson, and the work of our guest poets. In Season 1, Episode...
S1E4 "Heaven forbid a woman be wild" w/Ada Limón
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emily's father scoffs at her objection to cutting down an old tree to make way for the railroad, sending her (and suitor George) on a pilgrimage to to...
Bonus: Poets who are Black (and readers who aren't) w/Danez Smith
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every Friday, we release bonus material that takes you deeper into the world of Emily Dickinson, and the work of our guest poets. This week, Dan...
S1E3 "That's some freaky shit" w/Danez Smith
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A party jumps off at the Dickinsons, and raises lots of questions: Were they taking opium in 19th century Massachusetts? How did the son of a samurai ...
Dickinson Q&A: Black self-defense in the Yankee North -- the story of Angeline Palmer
24 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every Friday, we release bonus material that takes you deeper into the work of our guest poets, and the world of Emily Dickinson. The story of Angelin...
S1E2 Emily's so-called life? w/Rage Hezekiah
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do we know about the reality of domestic servants in the Dickinson household, and about Maggie in particular? How was cross-dressing different wh...
S1E1 "Oh, she's getting provided for"
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emily and Sue share a rain-soaked kiss -- what's the historical truth of their queer relationship? How can Emily not realize her father will flip out ...
Season One Preview!
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Season One of The Slave is Gone is finally here! Get a taste of what Jericho, Breezy, and Aife will be talking about with guest poets including Rage H...