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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
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Famous Poets and Poetic Form
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Also Known As Franciszek Smreczyński
Born November 27, 1875 • Austria-Hungary • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died May 14, 1930 (aged 54) • Kraków • Poland
Notable Works “Drzewiej” • “Komornicy” • “Listy ze wsi” • “Nowele”

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Ignacy Krasicki, detail of an oil painting by Per Krafft, 1767; in the National Museum of Warsaw.
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Stefan Żeromski, pastel by Leon Wyczótłkowski, 1904; in the National Museum, Kraków, Poland.
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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