Emily Dickinson w/ Madeleine Olnek – ep. 78

The queer erasure of historical figures is an ongoing problem, but
some people are working to make the true stories known. Whether
you’ve read her work or not, you may have heard that Emily
Dickinson was a reclusive spinster who didn’t want to publish her
poems while she was alive. Her letters prove otherwise, yet her
queer truth is still buried behind bad biographies and literal
erasures. Filmmaker Madeleine Olnek came by to dyke out about Emily
Dickinson’s lesbian life and promote her film that brings it to
life. Out April 12 in select markets, you MUST see Wild Nights With
Emily starring Molly Shannon. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll
lookup every important woman who has ever been deemed a spinster
and take a second look at their life. -Come to Dyking Out at
Stonewall in NYC on Monday, April 29. Tickets here! -Keep the
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