Emily Dickinson's life and works have been the source of inspiration to artists, particularly to feminist-oriented artists, of a variety of mediums. A few notable examples are:
- The feminist artwork The Dinner Party, by Judy Chicago, first exhibited in 1979, features a place setting for Dickinson.[209][210]
- In William Styron's 1979 novel Sophie's Choice, and later in the film of the same name directed by Alan J. Pakula, the poems of Emily Dickinson hold an important place. The final line of the book, as well as in the movie, is borrowed from Emily's poem "Ample Make This Bed".
- Jane Campion's film The Piano and its novelization (co-authored by Kate Pullinger) were inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson as well as the novels by the Brontë sisters.[211]
- A character who is a literary scholar at a fictional New England college in the comic campus novel by Pamela Hansford Johnson Night and Silence Who Is Here?[212] is intent on proving that Emily Dickinson was a secret dipsomaniac. His obsession costs him his job.
- The 2012 book The Emily Dickinson Reader by Paul Legault is an English-to-English translation of her complete poems published by McSweeney's.[213]
- Dickinson's work has been set by numerous composers including Aaron Copland,[214] Samuel Barber, Chester Biscardi, Elliot Carter, John Adams, John Clement Adams,[215] Libby Larsen, Marjorie Rusche, Peter Seabourne, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Judith Weir.[216][217] Her composer cousin Clarence Dickinson set his first songs to six of her poems in 1898.[218]
- A public garden is named in her honor in Paris: 'square Emily-Dickinson', in the 20th arrondissement.[219]
- Jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom released the 2017 double album Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson inspired by the poet's works.[220]
- Terence Davies directed and wrote A Quiet Passion, a 2016 biographical film about the life of Dickinson. The film stars Cynthia Nixon as the reclusive poet. The film premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016 and was released in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2017.
- Wild Nights with Emily, a 2018 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Madeleine Olnek. The film is based on actual events from Dickinson's life.
- Dickinson is a TV series starring Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Dickinson and premiered in 2019 on Apple TV+. The series focused on Dickinson's life.
- American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift described a category of her lyrics and songwriting, affectionally titled quill pen songs, that are in part inspired by the likes of Dickinson, stating "if my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson's great grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that's me writing in the Quill genre. I will give you an example from one of my songs "Ivy" I’d categorize as Quill."[221] The aforementioned song, "Ivy", was used in an episode of the Apple TV+ series, Dickinson (see above).[222]
