George Darley

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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

Halfpenny bridge spans the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. The city takes its name from the Liffey's dark waters, called dubh linn (black pool) in Irish.

5 Must-See Buildings in Dublin

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”

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

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

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

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?

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

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

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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Born	1795 • Dublin • Ireland
Died	November 23, 1846 (aged 51) • London • England
Notable Works	“Nepenthe”

Colm Tóibín

Irish author

John Banim

Irish author

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish author and clergyman

George Bernard Shaw

Irish dramatist and critic

James Joyce

Irish author

William Butler Yeats

Irish author and poet

Oscar Wilde

Irish author

Oliver Goldsmith

Anglo-Irish author

Paul Muldoon

Northern Irish poet

Irish poet

Seamus Heaney

Irish poet

Thomas Kinsella

Irish poet

Thomas Moore

Irish author and composer

Eavan Boland

Irish poet and literary critic

Paul Durcan

Irish poet

James Clarence Mangan

Irish writer

Derek Mahon

Northern Irish poet and translator

Henry Brooke

Irish author

Louis MacNeice

British poet

Lennox Robinson

Irish playwright

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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

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