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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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14 Tough Questions Answered
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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
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Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
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Pro and Con: School Uniforms
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8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century
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Was Santa Claus a Real Person?

Einar Benediktsson: Facts & Related Content

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Born October 31, 1864 • Iceland
Died January 12, 1940 (aged 75) • Iceland
Notable Works “Hafblik” • “Hrannir” • “Hvammar” • “Sögur og kvaedi” • “Vogar”
Movement / Style Neoromanticism • Symbolism
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov, portrait by an unknown artist.
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov
Russian author
Jóhannes Bjarni Jónasson
Icelandic poet
Tómas Gudmundsson
Icelandic poet
Hallgrímsson, Jónas
Jónas Hallgrímsson
Icelandic poet
Gudbrandur Vigfússon
Icelandic linguist
Matthías Jochumsson
Icelandic author
Steingrímur Thorsteinsson
Icelandic poet
Charlotte Endymion Porter
American editor
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Norwegian author
Portrait of poet Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
English author
Martial
Roman poet
Merwin, W.S.
W.S. Merwin
American poet
Haim Naḥman Bialik.
Haim Naḥman Bialik
Russian-Jewish writer
Eugenio Montale
Eugenio Montale
Italian author
Quasimodo
Salvatore Quasimodo
Italian poet
Guido Gezelle
Flemish poet and priest
Hughes, Ted
Ted Hughes
British poet
Opitz, Martin
Martin Opitz
German poet
António Feliciano de Castilho
António Feliciano de Castilho
Portuguese poet and translator
Artur Lundkvist
Swedish writer and critic

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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