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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
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Ariano Suassuna
Brazilian writer
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian author
Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian novelist
Rubem Fonseca
Brazilian author
Nélida Piñon
Brazilian author
Clarice Lispector
Brazilian author
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Brazilian author
Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado
Brazilian author
Manuel Bandeira
Brazilian poet
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Brazilian poet and journalist
Gilberto Freyre
Gilberto Freyre
Brazilian sociologist
Meireles, Cecília
Cecília Meireles
Brazilian poet
Érico Lopes Veríssimo
Brazilian author
Andrade, Oswald de
Oswald de Andrade
Brazilian author
Basílio da Gama
Brazilian poet
Gregório de Matos Guerra
Brazilian poet
João Cabral de Melo Neto
Brazilian poet and diplomat
Gonçalves Dias
Antônio Gonçalves Dias
Brazilian poet
Adonias Filho
Brazilian author
José de Santa Rita Durão
Brazilian poet

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