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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

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Britannica’s Book Bingo

10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

9 American Countercultural Books

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Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

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?

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

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Born	April 5, 1910 • Vilnius
Died	June 26, 1982 (aged 72) • New York City • New York
Notable Works	“My Fight with Hersh Rasseyner” • “My Mother’s Sabbath Days” • “The Agunah” • “Yo”
Movement / Style	Yung Vilne

Walter Abish

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Álvaro Mutis

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William Faulkner

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Alice Walker

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Isaac Asimov

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Sherman Alexie

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Leslie Marmon Silko

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Ha Jin

Chinese American writer

Sandra Cisneros

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Joyce Carol Oates

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Samuel R. Delany

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Saul Bellow

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Tobias Wolff

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Ana Castillo

American poet and author

Jessamyn West

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I.L. Peretz

Polish-Jewish writer

Kazimierz Brandys

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Hortense Calisher

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Larry Woiwode

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Mary Gordon

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

A Study of Poetry

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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