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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
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”
A mural saluting the actual, and especially folklore, figure Johnny Appleseed in downtown Mansfield, Ohio
Was Johnny Appleseed a Real Person?
Discover
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
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
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?
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
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
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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Born June 29, 1922
Died January 5, 1991 (aged 68) • Belgrade
Milorad Pavić
Serbian author and literary historian
Karadžić, Vuk Stefanović
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić
Serbian language scholar
Charlotte Endymion Porter
American editor
Helen Archibald Clarke
American writer and editor
Pound, Ezra
Ezra Pound
American poet
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
American poet
Paula Gunn Allen
Paula Gunn Allen
American author and scholar
Guo Moruo
Guo Moruo
Chinese scholar
Harriet Monroe
Harriet Monroe
American poet
N.F.S. Grundtvig
N.F.S. Grundtvig
Danish bishop and poet
John Marston
British dramatist
Albert Wendt
Samoan writer
Billy Collins
Billy Collins
American poet
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov, portrait by an unknown artist.
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov
Russian author
Kaifi Azmi
Indian poet
Merezhkovsky
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
Russian author
Kakinomoto Hitomaro
Kakinomoto Hitomaro
Japanese poet
Mark Van Doren.
Mark Van Doren
American writer
Conrad Aiken.
Conrad Aiken
American writer
Ana Castillo
Ana Castillo
American poet and author

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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