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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

Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

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Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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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

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?

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

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Also Known As	Kōbō Daishi • Saeki Mao
Born	July 27, 774 • Japan
Died	April 22, 835 (aged 60) • Mount Kōya • Japan • (Anniversary in 2 days)
Notable Works	“Jūjū shinron” • “Sangō shiiki”
Subjects Of Study	Shingon

Abe Kōbō

Japanese author

Matsunaga Teitoku

Japanese poet

Ernest F. Fenollosa

American orientalist and art critic

Kitano Takeshi

Japanese actor, director, writer, and television personality

Bashō

Japanese poet

Lafcadio Hearn

British-born writer and translator

Kakinomoto Hitomaro

Japanese poet

Ihara Saikaku

Japanese author

Hagiwara Sakutarō

Japanese poet

Kamo Chōmei

Japanese poet

Fujiwara Sadaie

Japanese poet

Ishikawa Takuboku

Japanese poet

Iio Sōgi

Japanese poet

Sei Shōnagon

Japanese writer

Kawakami Hajime

Japanese journalist

Buson

Japanese artist and poet

Masaoka Shiki

Japanese author

Fujiwara Shunzei

Japanese poet and critic

Issa

Japanese poet

Shōtetsu

Japanese 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

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

A Study of Poetry

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