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Frontispiece of The Iliad American poetry portal
An image of Joy Harjo, a Native American woman, imposed on a background of a notebook. A blue arrow points to Harjo with the label "poet laureate."
The video thumbnail image shows a scene of illustrated trees overlaid with a black-and-white photo of Robert Frost in profile,
Color illustration of Countee Cullen in profile, set against a purple background with white floral and map-like designs.
Bloomsday map of Dublin, Ireland Haiku exchange by Bashō and one of his pupils
Quizzes
Hand with pencil writing on page. (handwriting; write)
Word Nerd Quiz
Textbook chalkboard and apple. Fruit of knowledge. Hompepage blog 2009, History and Society, school education students
The Literary World (Famous Novels)
Row of colorful books on a bookshelf. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
The Literary World
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
Books. Reading. Publishing. Print. Literature. Literacy. Rows of used books for sale on a table.
A Study of Writers
Related Questions
Read Next
Girl Reading On Turquoise Couch
9 American Countercultural Books
The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books
5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds
Ancient book lit by candle
9 Obscure Literary Terms
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
Spanish poet and novelist Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616), the author of 'Don Quixote de la Mancha', ca. 1590. An artist's impression since there are no contemporary likenesses of Cervantes.
The Afterlife of Miguel de Cervantes
Discover
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
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
What is Holy Week?
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
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”
Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

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Joy Harjo explains the job of poet laureate
From 2019 to 2022, Joy Harjo held the role of U.S. poet laureate.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Reading and interpretation: “The Onset” by Robert Frost
What do a frog and a poet have in common? Ask Robert Frost.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Countee Cullen's poem “Confession”: Reading and analysis
If for a day joy masters me / Think not my wounds are healed.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Frontispiece of The Iliad
The Iliad, an epic of the Trojan War attributed to the ancient Greek poet...
© duncan1890—E+/Getty Images
Haiku exchange by Bashō and one of his pupils
Record of a haiku exchange on kaishi writing paper by Japanese poet Bashō and...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018 (accession no. 2018.853.20); www.metmuseum.org

Interactives

American poetry portal
Banner for interactive poetry portal.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Bloomsday map of Dublin, Ireland
An interactive map of James Joyce's Dublin from June 16, 1904, the date on which...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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