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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”
Ancient book lit by candle
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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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants

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Also Known As Sato Norikiyo
Born 1118 • Japan
Died March 23, 1190 (aged 72) • Ōsaka • Japan
Kakinomoto Hitomaro
Kakinomoto Hitomaro
Japanese poet
Fujiwara Sadaie
Japanese poet
Matsunaga Teitoku
Japanese poet
Yamazaki Sōkan
Japanese poet
Kagawa Kageki
Japanese poet
Ōoka Makoto
Japanese poet and literary critic
Ki no Tsurayuki
Japanese writer
Takahama Kyoshi
Japanese poet
Mukai Kyorai
Japanese poet
Shōhaku
Japanese poet
Kitano Takeshi
Japanese actor, director, writer, and television personality
Bashō
Bashō
Japanese poet
Hearn, Lafcadio
Lafcadio Hearn
British-born writer and translator
Abe Kōbō
Japanese author
Ihara Saikaku
Japanese author
Hagiwara Sakutarō
Japanese poet
Kamo Chōmei
Japanese poet
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk
Ishikawa Takuboku
Japanese poet
Iio Sōgi
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