Visitors to the Morgan Library and Museum can now get a rare insight into the life of one of literature’s most enigmatic poets, Emily Dickinson. The museum’s newest exhibition I’m Nobody! Who are you? The Life and Poetry of Emily Dickinson, which opened January 20, 2017 is the most ambitious exhibition on the iconic poet to date.

Dickinson, the 19th century poet best known for such poems as “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” and “I heard a fly buzz—when I died,” was comparatively little-known during her lifetime, as only a handful of the 1,800 poems she wrote were published prior to her death in 1886. While Dickinson has now attained the status of literary icon, the poet herself is often thought of as a famed recluse who rarely left her home in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Morgan Library exhibition, however, will spotlight a rarely seen aspect of Dickinson’s life: her friendships and long-standing relationships with editors and mentors.

The exhibition displays nearly 100 rarely seen items related to Dickinson’s life and work, including manuscripts and letters, along with visual materials like photographs and hand-cut silhouettes that illuminate the cultural and intellectual environment that informed Dickinson’s writing. Also featured are close examinations of drafts of 24 of Dickinson’s poems.

“Emily Dickinson’s work—and life—remain endlessly compelling to literary scholars and to the larger artistic community,” Colin B. Bailey, director of the Morgan Library & Museum, said in a statement. “With its experimental poetics and vivid language, her verse continues to be a source of critical inquiry, while her quiet, unassuming years in Amherst are celebrated in music, theatre, and the cinema. The Morgan’s exhibition explores a less well-known aspect of her life—her personal and professional friendships—that will surely delight and surprise exhibition-goers.”

The museum will also offer a number of public programs in conjunction with the exhibition. In addition to gallery talks on January 27 and March 3, the Morgan will host lectures and discussions dedicated to Dickinson’s unique manuscripts (February 10). The scheduled public programs also include a screening of Dickinson’s biopic A Quiet Passion, as well as concerts with Patti Smith and daughter Jesse Paris Smith (March 21) and soprano Dawn Upshaw with performers from the Bard College Conservatory Vocal Arts program (April 13).

I’m Nobody! Who are you? The Life and Poetry of Emily Dickinson will be on view at the Morgan Library and Museum from January 20–May 21. For more information on the exhibition, visit themorgan.org.