Martha Ackmann
Cognoscenti contributor
Martha Ackmann is a journalist and author who lives in western Massachusetts. Her new book, on poet Emily Dickinson, will be published in 2019.
Recently published
At Christmas, We Find Magic In The Ordinary
Martha Ackmann can't recall gifts from Christmases past, but she does remember the 'open houses' her usually modest family hosted, and their fleeting extravagance.