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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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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
Lead image for "A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps"
A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps
After a perfect launch, spectators try to catch a last glimpse of Space Shuttle Columbia, barely visible at the top end of the twisted column of smoke.
7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History
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When Was the Periodic Table Invented?
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.
10 Great Sports Rivalries
A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England
Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

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Also Known As Douglas Eaglesham Dunn
Born October 23, 1942 (age 82) • Scotland
Awards And Honors Costa Book Awards (1985)
Notable Works “Barbarians” • “Boyfriends and Girlfriends” • “Elegies” • “Europa’s Lover” • “Secret Villages” • “St. Kilda’s Parliament” • “Terry Street” • “The Noise of a Fly”
John Wain
British critic and writer
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
British author
Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan
British author
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
British actor, author, and director
Novelist Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark
British writer
Plomer
William Plomer
South African writer
Elizabeth Jane Howard
British author
Christopher Logue
British poet
George MacDonald Fraser
British writer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
British author
Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy
British poet
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese-British author
Penelope Lively
British author
Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain
British author
Jeanette Winterson
British author
Rumer Godden
British writer
Sir Charles G.D. Roberts
Canadian poet
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
British writer
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
British writer

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