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Edwin Markham, 1907
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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:
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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).
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Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
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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
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
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The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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Edwin Markham: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. Apr 19, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 25, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 03, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Modern American Poetry - Biography of Edwin Markham. Jan 13, 2020
Add new Web site: The Oregon Encyclopedia - Biography of Edwin Markham. Apr 09, 2014
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Edwin Markham. Jun 14, 2013
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Edwin Markham. Jun 14, 2013
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Edwin Markham. Jun 14, 2013
Add new Web site: Modern American Poetry - Biography of Edwin Markham. Jun 14, 2013
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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