This week Patrick and an esteemed panel of poets, biographers, literary scholars and writers discuss the life and cultural legacy of American poet Emily Dickinson. Patrick was joined by Dr Martha Nell Smith, Professor of English at the University of Maryland, Dr Marta L Werner, Professor of English at D'Youville College, Buffalo, New York, Aife Murray, Author of 'Maid as Muse: How Servants Changed Emily Dickinson's Life and Language' and Dr Renee Bergland, Hazel Dick Leonard Professor of English and Department Chair, Simmons University, Boston.