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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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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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9 American Countercultural Books
the Beatles. Publicity still from Help! (1965) directed by Richard Lester starring The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) a British musical quartet. film rock music movie
What's the Difference Between Tempo and Rhythm?
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Woman Playing a Theorbo to Two Men, oil on canvas by Gerard Terborch, 1667-1668. (Baroque Art)
What’s That Sound?: 8 Intriguing Early Musical Instruments
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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
6 Important Mughal Emperors
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Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?
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How Deadly Is Quicksand?
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9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
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Born September 27, 1879 • England
Died December 31, 1970 (aged 91) • England
Delius, drawing by Edmond X. Kapp, 1932
Frederick Delius
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
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Sir Michael Tippett
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Sir Eugene Goossens
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Thomas Campion
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Sir Andrzej Panufnik
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William Cornysh
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Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
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Elgar, Sir Edward
Sir Edward Elgar
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Noël Coward
Noël Coward
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Holst, Gustav
Gustav Holst
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William Boyce
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Sir William Sterndale Bennett
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Sir Henry J. Wood
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Sir Arthur Bliss
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Sir Arnold Bax
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Vincent Novello
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John Marsh
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John Ireland
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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
Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry