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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
"Future Expectations" by James Van der Zee, c. 1925. James VanDerZee.
Art of the Harlem Renaissance
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World Poetry Day
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
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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
The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books
5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds
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9 Mind-Altering Plants
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7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals
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Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
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10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
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
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Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
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Also Known As Melvin Beaunorus Tolson
Born February 6, 1898 • Missouri
Died August 29, 1966 (aged 68) • Dallas • Texas
Title / Office poet laureate (1947)
Notable Works “A Gallery of Harlem Portraits” • “Rendezvous with America”
Movement / Style Harlem Renaissance
Richard Nugent
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Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
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Claude McKay
Claude McKay
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James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson
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Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen
American poet
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Jessie Redmon Fauset
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May Miller
American playwright and poet
Arna Bontemps, photograph by Carl Van Vechten.
Arna Bontemps
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Gwendolyn Bennett
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Alice Dunbar Nelson
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Angelina Weld Grimké
American dramatist
Kevin Young
Kevin Young
American poet, essayist, and editor
Alice Walker
Alice Walker
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Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks
American poet and educator
Rita Dove
Rita Dove
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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
American poet, memoirist, and actress
Yusef Komunyakaa
Yusef Komunyakaa
American writer
Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander
American poet and children’s author
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed
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August Wilson
August Wilson
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
"Future Expectations" by James Van der Zee, c. 1925. James VanDerZee.
Art of the Harlem Renaissance
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