Sei Shōnagon

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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”

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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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

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 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

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

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?

Sei Shōnagon: Facts & Related Content

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Born	c.966 • Japan
Died	c.1025 • Japan
Notable Works	“Pillow Book”

Ishikawa Takuboku

Japanese poet

Ki no Tsurayuki

Japanese writer

Kitano Takeshi

Japanese actor, director, writer, and television personality

Bashō

Japanese poet

Lafcadio Hearn

British-born writer and translator

Abe Kōbō

Japanese author

Kakinomoto Hitomaro

Japanese poet

Murasaki Shikibu

Japanese courtier and author

Ihara Saikaku

Japanese author

Hagiwara Sakutarō

Japanese poet

Kamo Chōmei

Japanese poet

Fujiwara Sadaie

Japanese poet

Kūkai

Japanese Buddhist monk

Iio Sōgi

Japanese poet

Kawakami Hajime

Japanese journalist

Buson

Japanese artist and poet

Masaoka Shiki

Japanese author

Fujiwara Shunzei

Japanese poet and critic

Issa

Japanese poet

Higuchi Ichiyō

Japanese author

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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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