Emily and Austin throw a party, and their mutual love for Sue causes tension.

Emily seeks help from an author when her favorite tree is threatened.

Emily confronts tough issues at a meeting of the local Shakespeare Club.

On her father’s election day, Emily defiantly attempts to publish another poem.

During a solar eclipse, Emily confronts the Shadow of Death in her home.

Her participation in an Amherst baking contest gives Emily a taste of fame and celebrity, but she questions the benefits

Torn about whether to allow Sam to publish her work, Emily hosts a séance in search of guidance.

After some time without news from Sam, Emily begins to suffer from writer’s block. To rediscover her inspiration, she ventures into the landscape.

When she learns that Sam plans to publish her poem, Emily embraces being his latest discovery while attending one of Sue’s salons.

When her poem is finally published in Sam's newspaper, Emily is shocked to discover that she has become invisible to the world.

While the whole town attends the christening of Jane’s baby, Emily fights to get her poems back from Sam.

Amid the Civil War's mounting casualties, the Dickinsons grieve one of their own—and Emily struggles to keep the peace in her family.

Frazar Stearns leaves to meet his fate on the battlefield just as the Dickinson family welcomes a new life.

Determined to heal the nation, Emily and Lavinia host a sewing circle to support the troops with help from Amherst’s finest seamstress, Betty.

Emily tries to celebrate her father’s birthday with an old-fashioned family singalong, but it devolves into another battle in the Dickinsons’ own civil war.

On the day of a soldier's memorial, Emily's efforts to keep her family's hope alive reach a breaking point and she descends into a personal inferno.

Emily takes steps to ensure that her family won’t repeat their past mistakes. The Amherst gang gathers for a fond farewell.