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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

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”

A ginger cat sleeps in his soft cozy bed on a floor carpet, soft focus

Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

Sergeant Stubby or also known as Mascot Stubby. Unofficial mascot dog of the 102nd Infantry Regiment of the United States with the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I. War dog. Possibly a Boston terrier - also sometimes described as a Boston bull terrier

8 Famous Animals

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9 Mind-Altering Plants

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

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

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?

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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Born	1535 • London • England
Died	January 9, 1598 (aged 63) • Naples • Italy

Sidney Godolphin

English poet

Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet

English poet and translator

George Sandys

English poet and traveler

Gawin Douglas

Scottish bishop and poet

Martin Opitz

German poet

Josuah Sylvester

English writer

Alexander Pope

English author

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English artist

Nicholas Udall

English writer

Anthony Munday

English poet, dramatist, pamphleteer, and translator

George Chapman

English writer

William Painter

English author

Elizabeth Carter

British author

Thomas May

English scholar

Elijah Fenton

British poet

Sir Richard Baker

British author

Terence Tiller

British writer

Thomas Tickell

English writer

Broome, engraving by J.-M. Delattre after a portrait by D. Heins, 18th century

William Broome

British scholar and poet

John Langhorne

English poet

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

A Study of Poetry

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

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

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