Mari Evans

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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

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”

A ginger cat sleeps in his soft cozy bed on a floor carpet, soft focus

Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

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

Discover

Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

8 Birds That Can’t Fly

Calendar marking march 15th

22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered

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

New Seven Wonders of the World

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in 2019. (Meghan Markle, British royalty)

6 Things You Should Know About Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Mari Evans: Facts & Related Content

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Born	July 16, 1923 • Toledo • Ohio
Died	March 10, 2017 (aged 93) • Indianapolis • Indiana
Notable Works	“Clarity as Concept: A Poet’s Perspective” • “Eyes” • “I’m Late: The Story of LaNeese and Moonlight and Alisha Who Didn’t Have Anyone of Her Own” • “River of My Song”

Ana Castillo

Ana Castillo

American poet and author

Eunice Tietjens

poet, novelist, and editor

Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

American poet

Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange

American author

June Jordan.

June Jordan

American author

Arna Bontemps, photograph by Carl Van Vechten.

Arna Bontemps

American writer

Edward Gorey

Edward Gorey

American writer and illustrator

Constance Lindsay Skinner

American writer and historian

Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

American cartoonist and author

Wendy Wasserstein

American playwright

Angelina Weld Grimké

American dramatist

Richard Wilbur

American poet

Mark Strand

Canadian-American poet, writer, and translator

Alice Walker

Alice Walker

American writer

Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks

American poet and educator

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

American poet, memoirist, and actress

Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander

American poet and children’s author

Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Reed

American author

August Wilson

August Wilson

American dramatist

Nikki Grimes

Nikki Grimes

American author and poet

Quiz

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

Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)

Classic Children’s Books Quiz

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

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

A Study of Poetry