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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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World Poetry Day
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
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9 Obscure Literary Terms
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
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Periods of American Literature
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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
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Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
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Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
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Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
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Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?
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Pro and Con: Gun Control
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Born January 23, 1813 • Windsor • Australia
Died June 10, 1868 (aged 55) • Windsor • Australia
Notable Works “The Bush-Rangers: A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems”
David Unaipon
David Unaipon
Australian inventor, writer, and activist
Colin Johnson
Australian author
Randolph Stow
Australian writer
David Malouf
Australian author
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Australian author
Vance Palmer.
Vance Palmer
Australian author
David Campbell
Australian poet
Henry Kendall
Australian poet
Furnley Maurice
Australian poet
Alfred George Stephens
Australian literary critic and journalist
Paterson, A.B.
Banjo Paterson
Australian poet
Gordon, Adam Lindsay
Adam Lindsay Gordon
Australian author
Thea Astley
Australian author
Judith Wright
Australian poet
Henry Lawson, from an Australian stamp, 1949.
Henry Lawson
Australian writer
A.D. Hope
Australian poet
Christopher Brennan
Australian poet
Katharine Susannah Prichard.
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Australian author
Hal Porter
Australian author
James Phillip McAuley
Australian poet

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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