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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
Aspirin pills.
7 Drugs that Changed the World
Photo of the antacid Tums
How Do Antacids Work?
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”
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Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
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”
Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).
What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

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Born September 3, 1923 • Plzeň • Czechoslovakia
Died July 14, 1998 (aged 74) • Prague • Czech Republic
Notable Works “Achilles a zelva” • “Ackoli” • “Denni sluzba” • “Tak zvané srdce”
Petr Bezruč
Czech poet
Robert Bly
American author
Karl Landsteiner.
Karl Landsteiner
Austrian immunologist and pathologist
Peter C. Doherty
Australian scientist
Rolf M. Zinkernagel.
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Swiss scientist
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
American physician and writer
Sir Charles G.D. Roberts
Canadian poet
Donald Davidson
American author
L.H. Sigourney.
L.H. Sigourney
American author
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera
Czech writer
Klíma, Ivan
Ivan Klíma
Czech author
Seifert, 1984
Jaroslav Seifert
Czech author
Karel Hynek Mácha
Czech poet
Otakar Březina
Czech poet
Karel Havlíček Borovský
Czech writer
Charlotte Endymion Porter
American editor
Joseph, Freiherr von Mering
German physician
Concha Espina de Serna
Spanish author
Samuel Ferguson
Irish writer
Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic

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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