Erik Lindegren

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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

A ginger cat sleeps in his soft cozy bed on a floor carpet, soft focus

Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?

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

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When Was the Periodic Table Invented?

A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps

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9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

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Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

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Born	August 5, 1910 • Luleå • Sweden
Died	May 31, 1968 (aged 57) • Stockholm • Sweden
Notable Works	“The Man Without a Way”

Artur Lundkvist

Swedish writer and critic

Anna Maria Lenngren

Swedish poet

Tomas Tranströmer

Swedish poet

Viktor Rydberg

Swedish author

Pär Lagerkvist

Swedish author

Bellman, detail of an oil painting by P. Krafft, 1779; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

Carl Michael Bellman

Swedish poet and musician

Almqvist, detail of an oil painting by C.P. Mazer, 1836, in the Nordiska Museet,Stockholm

Carl Jonas Love Almqvist

Swedish author

Gustaf Fröding

Swedish poet

Georg Stiernhielm

Swedish writer

Gunnar Ekelöf

Swedish poet

Johan Henrik Kellgren

Swedish poet

Geijer, detail of an oil painting by J.G. Sandberg, 1828; in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Erik Gustaf Geijer

Swedish author

Olof von Dalin

Swedish author

Levertin, oil painting by C.O. Larsson, 1906; in the Bonniers' Collection, Stockholm

Oscar Ivar Levertin

Swedish poet and scholar

Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht

Swedish poet

Harry Martinson

Swedish author

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

Swedish writer

Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom

Swedish author

Birger Sjöberg

Swedish poet

Lars Wivallius

Swedish poet

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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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