Marcel Broodthaers

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poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

World Poetry Day

Bag end on Bagshot row from the movies Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in Hobbiton, New Zealand, Australia

You Ought to Be in Pictures: 8 Filming Locations You Can Actually Visit

The Persistence of Memory, 1931, by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-89), 9 1/2 x 13" (24.1 x 33 cm), The Museum of Modern Art, New York USA, MoMA Number: 162.1934

Salvador Dalí Turns 111

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

9 Obscure Literary Terms

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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.

The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems

Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

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Born	January 28, 1924 • Brussels • Belgium
Died	January 28, 1976 (aged 52) • Cologne • Germany
Movement / Style	Surrealism

Conrad Detrez

Belgian author

Paul Nougé

Belgian author

Christian Dotremont

Belgian author

Émile Verhaeren

Belgian poet

Charles Plisnier

Belgian author

Suzanne Lilar

Belgian author

Clément Pansaers

Belgian poet

Henry Bauchau

Belgian author

Max Elskamp

Belgian poet

André van Hasselt

Belgian poet

Max Waller

Belgian poet

Marcel Thiry

Belgian author

Georges Rodenbach

Belgian poet

Marie Gevers

Belgian writer

Émile Cammaerts

Belgian poet and writer

Géo Norge

Belgian author

Henri Michaux

French painter and poet

Jean Lemaire de Belges

Belgian poet

Jean Cocteau

French poet and artist

Guillaume Apollinaire

French poet

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry

A Study of Poetry

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:

Poetry: First Lines

4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

Famous Poets and Poetic Form

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