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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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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

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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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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Why Is It Called Black Friday?

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Born	November 10, 1884 • Antwerp • Belgium
Died	August 14, 1965 (aged 80) • Belgium
Notable Works	“Gedichten, 1904–1938”

Guido Gezelle

Flemish poet and priest

Paul van Ostaijen

Flemish writer

Herman Teirlinck

Flemish author

Hugo Claus

Belgian writer, director, and painter

Willem Elsschot

Belgian writer

Karel van de Woestijne

Flemish author

Felix Timmermans

Belgian novelist

Albrecht Rodenbach

Flemish writer

Jacob van Maerlant

Dutch poet

Edgar du Perron

Dutch writer and critic

Henriëtte Goverdina Anna Roland Holst-van der Schalk

Dutch poet and socialist

Marcel Broodthaers

Belgian artist

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian author

Émile Verhaeren

Belgian poet

Hendrik Conscience

Belgian novelist

Dominique Rolin

Belgian author

Françoise Mallet-Joris

Belgian author

Charles Van Lerberghe

Belgian poet

Jean Ray

Belgian author

Charles Plisnier

Belgian author

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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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