At the annual meeting of the American Literature Association, to be held May 25-28 in Long Beach, California, EDIS will sponsor two sessions.

The first, chaired by Daneen Wardrop, will be on "Emily Dickinson's Civil War," and will feature papers by Cristanne Miller, Karen Dandurand, and Vivian Pollak.

The second, chaired by Angela Sorby, will focus on "Emily Dickinson and the Democratic Body," with papers by Faith Barrett, Barbara Baumgartner, and Paul Crumbley. For further information, see the ALA Website at www.americanliterature.org.