Michael Rumaker

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Read Next

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”

Britannica's Book Bingo. Take our reading challenge! Books range form greatest, banned, and counterculture.

Britannica’s Book Bingo

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.

10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

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

Discover

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

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

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church

7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World

Michael Rumaker: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born	March 5, 1932 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died	June 3, 2019 (aged 87) • New Jersey
Notable Works	“A Day and a Night at the Baths” • “Exit 3, and Other Stories” • “My First Satyrnalia” • “Pagan Days” • “Robert Duncan in San Francisco” • “The Butterfly” • “To Kill a Cardinal”

Alice Walker

Alice Walker

American writer

Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie

American author

Ana Castillo

Ana Castillo

American poet and author

Jessamyn West

American writer

Larry Woiwode

American author

Reynolds Price

American writer

Walter Abish

American author

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

American writer

Herman Melville

Herman Melville

American author

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

American author

Tillie Olsen

American author

Master of the macabre

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer

Theodore Dreiser

Theodore Dreiser

American author

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

American writer

Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

American author

Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

American author

Percival Everett

Percival Everett

American author

Rita Dove

Rita Dove

American author

James McBride

James McBride

American musician, journalist, and author

Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry

American author

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

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

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

A Study of Poetry