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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
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
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10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles
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Which Religion Is the Oldest?
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How Deadly Is Quicksand?
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10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
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Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
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Also Known As Nicomedes Joaquin
Born May 4, 1917 • Manila • Philippines
Died April 29, 2004 (aged 86) • Philippines
Notable Works “A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino” • “Cave and Shadows” • “Culture and History: Occasional Notes on the Process of Philippine Becoming” • “La Naval de Manila” • “Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young” • “Mr. F.E.U., the Culture Hero That Was Nicanor Reyes” • “Stories for Groovy Kids” • “The Aquinos of Tarlac: An Essay on History of Three Generations” • “The Ballad of the Five Battles” • “The D.M. Guevara Story” • “The Woman Who Had Two Navels” • “Tropical Baroque” • “Tropical Gothic”
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Henry James
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Tobias Smollett
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Albert Camus
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Margaret Atwood
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Robert Southey
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Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat

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