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Jan Kochanowski, marble bust, c. 1610; in a private collection.
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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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9 Obscure Literary Terms
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Periods of American Literature
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Born 1530 • Poland
Died August 22, 1584 (aged 54) • Lublin • Poland
Notable Works “Laments” • “The Dismissal of the Greek Envoys”

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Jan Kochanowski, marble bust, c. 1610; in a private collection.
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Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, lithograph by François Le Villain after a portrait by Fabian Sarnecki.
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
Polish writer
Słowacki, Juliusz
Juliusz Słowacki
Polish author
Asnyk, Adam
Adam Asnyk
Polish author
Tadeusz Różewicz
Polish poet and playwright
Norwid, Cyprian
Cyprian Norwid
Polish poet
Stanisław Wyspiański, self-portrait; in the National Museum in Kraków, Poland.
Stanisław Wyspiański
Polish dramatist and painter
Antoni Słonimski
Polish writer and translator
Ary Scheffer: Zygmunt Krasiński
Zygmunt Krasiński
Polish poet and dramatist
Tadeusz Miciński
Polish writer
Stanisław Przybyszewski.
Stanisław Przybyszewski
Polish author
Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin
Polish author
Coornhert, Dirck Volckertszoon
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert
Dutch author
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Polish author
Stefan Żeromski, pastel by Leon Wyczótłkowski, 1904; in the National Museum, Kraków, Poland.
Stefan Żeromski
Polish author
Peretz, I.L.
I.L. Peretz
Polish-Jewish writer
Fredro, Aleksander
Aleksander Fredro
Polish dramatist
Mrozek
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish playwright and satirist
Leon Kruczkowski
Polish author
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish writer and painter
Wojciech Bogusławski
Polish dramatist

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