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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”

7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

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

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

Sergeant Stubby or also known as Mascot Stubby. Unofficial mascot dog of the 102nd Infantry Regiment of the United States with the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I. War dog. Possibly a Boston terrier - also sometimes described as a Boston bull terrier

8 Famous Animals

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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

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000

14 Tough Questions Answered

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer

Was Santa Claus a Real Person?

Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division learning to operate and maintain M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks at Besmaya Combat Training Center, Baghdad, Iraq, 2011. Military training. Iraq war. U.S. Army

8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Born	April 23, 1918 • Galt • Canada
Died	July 31, 2007 (aged 89) • Toronto • Canada
Notable Works	“Sunblue” • “The Dumbfounding” • “Winter Sun”

Cesare Pavese

Italian author

Ahmed Ali

Pakistani writer

Margaret Atwood

Canadian author

Anne Carson

Canadian poet

Duncan Campbell Scott

Canadian author

Sir Charles G.D. Roberts

Canadian poet

Isabella Valancy Crawford

Canadian poet

Ralph Barker Gustafson

Canadian poet

James Crerar Reaney

Canadian writer

Alexander Pope

English author

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English artist

Robert Bly

American author

Lafcadio Hearn

British-born writer and translator

Jens Peter Jacobsen

Danish author

Gawin Douglas

Scottish bishop and poet

Martin Opitz

German poet

William Plomer

South African writer

Anthony Munday

English poet, dramatist, pamphleteer, and translator

Paul Bowles

American composer, translator, and author

George Chapman

English writer

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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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