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The Bronze Treasury: An Anthology of 81 Obscure English Poets Together with Their Biographical Portraits

Book by Harry Kemp; The Macaulay Company, 1927

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English Poetry, Poetry, Poets, English

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...buildings of which he turned into a thing of famous beauty. Walks, dells, lawns, brakes, fountains...tablets inscribed with verse to his friends, famous or obscure, and to the memory of famous poets of classical times. . . .
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Contemporary Gay American Poets and Playwrights: An A-To-Z Guide

Book by Emmanuel S. Nelson; Greenwood Press, 2003

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American Literature--20th Century--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, American Literature--Male Authors--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, Dramatists, American--20th Century--Biography--Dictionaries, Gay Men's Writings, American--Bio-Bibliography--Dictionaries, Gay Men--United States--Biography--Dictionaries, Poets, American--20th Century--Biography--Dictionaries

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...writing for The New Leader , praises his probing intelligence and emotional insight 14 . McClatchys friendships with famous poets and his alliance with a certain kind of formal verse have generated some skepticism, too. Critics have often grouped...
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Whitman's Wild Children: Portraits of Twelve Poets

Book; Steerforth Press, 1999

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American Poetry--20th Century--History And Criticism, Beat Generation, Cherkovski, Neeli--Friends And Associates, Poets, American--20th Century--Biography, Whitman, Walt--1819-1892--Influence

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Before falling asleep, I had an image of Ferlinghetti as captain of a ship filled with unruly writers. There were famous poets, infamous ones, unknown North Beach street people, all of whom had benefited from the stability of this man from...
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Poet-At-Large

Book by Larry Smith; Southern Illinois University Press, 1983

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Beat Generation--Biography, Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, Poets, American--20th Century--Biography

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...book and press, he initiated his now famous Pocket Poets Series. Modeled after the European pattern...thousand copies." 23 This symbolic birth of poet and publisher was further reinforced by...he was revealed as a lyric yet laconic poet of common language yet broad cultural...
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The Invisible Poet: T. S. Eliot

Book by Hugh Kenner; McDowell, Obolensk, 1959

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Eliot, T. S--(Thomas Stearns)--1888-1965, Poets, American--20th Century--Biography

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...something unforgettable, especially at an early age; the poet can never know quite how he has done it, and is subsequently...after forty-two years is in certain ways better than the famous image of the poets mind as catalyst, catalyzing anything: He has something germinating...

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Journal Articles on: famous poets

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Li Bai, a Hero among Poets, in the Visual, Dramatic, and Literary Arts of China

Journal article by Kathlyn Maurean Liscomb; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 81, 1999

Subjects:

China, Culture, Li Bai (701-62), Personal profiles, Poets

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...the renowned Chinese poet Li Bai (701-762...of Tang (618-906) poets, or the two men share...the role of poems about famous poets or those written...poetic gathering made famous by Wang Xizhis (303...include portrayals of famous poets and the four noble...identification with these revered poets and his appreciation...featuring the renowned early poet Tao Qian, one Yuan lacquer...
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Through the Poet's Eye: the Travels of Zagajewski, Herbert, and Brodsky

Journal article by George Z. Gasyna; Canadian Slavonic Papers, Vol. 45, 2003

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Brodsky, Joseph, Herbert, Zbigniew, History & criticism, Literature, Nonfiction, Poets, Shallcross, Bozena, Travel, Travel literature, Zagajewski, Adam

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Bozena Shallcross: Through The Poets Eye: The Travels of Zagajewski...peregrinations of three East European poets and essayists with a quotation from the poet Elizabeth Bishop (a noted...trippers aside, what do the poets and writers who are forced...essays, in particular his famous long essay Watermark, Shallcross...
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"The Fishes and the Poet's Hands": Frank Yerby, a Black Author in White America

Journal article by Bruce A. Glasrud, Laurie Champion; Journal of American and Comparative Cultures, Vol. 23, 2000

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African Americans, Literary criticism, Personal profiles, Poetry, Poets, Writers, Yerby, Frank

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...publication of his poem "The Fishes and the Poets Hands." As a college student, Yerby...works such as the poem "The Fishes and the Poets Hands" and the 1937 short story "A Date...As reflected in "The Fishes and the Poets Hands," an aspect of Yerbys 1940s stories...
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Why Kendal? John Thelwall, Laker Poet?

Journal article by Judith Thompson; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 40, 2009

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Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works, Thelwall, John--Criticism and interpretation, Thelwall, John--Works

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...Kendal? John Thelwall, Laker Poet? by Judith Thompson In November...rose to become the foremost poet-critics of their generation...and transportation hub now famous not for literary but consumer...mentioned in the lives of the poets, it is as a place to catch...and commodities (like the famous black drop opium) not available...
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The Myth of the Anglo-saxon Oral Poet

Journal article by John D. Niles; Western Folklore, Vol. 62, 2003

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History, Literary criticism, Oral tradition, Poetry, Poets

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...The Search for the Anglo-Saxon Oral Poet" (Frank 1993). With caustic wit as...modern-day conceptions of Old English poets and poetry have been shaped by the passion...into the place that the idea of the oral poet had in the Anglo-Saxons manner of thinking...identity.6 Although facts about the oral poets of the early Middle Ages are likely to...1999), includes portraits of a dozen poets from different regions of Highland and Lowland Scotland and presents each poet as a representative of a time-honored...

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Magazine Articles on: famous poets

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Why the Most Famous Welsh Poet Writes in English

Magazine article by Rosemary Markham; Contemporary Review, Vol. 264, March 1994

Subjects:

English poetry--Welsh authors, Poets--Attitudes, Thomas, R.S.--Attitudes

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Why the most famous Welsh poet writes in English by Rosemary Markham TO a poet, words are volunteers. R. S. Thomas has said that...he being an inspirational rather than a systematic poet. He has always been his own puzzle, lonely, (The...
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The Anthem: If Famous Poets Had Written "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Magazine article by Garrison Keillor; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 297, January 2006

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American poetry--Humor and anecdotes, Poetic techniques--Humor and anecdotes, Poetics--Humor and anecdotes

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The Anthem: If Famous Poets Had Written "The Star-Spangled Banner". by Garrison Keillor Here on the shore of Bahimore observing the barrage of rockets...
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Dr John Auden (1903-91): An Outstanding Geologist and Surveyor Who Worked Primarily in India, John Auden Also Inspired the Writings of His Famous Brother, the Poet WH Auden

Magazine article; Geographical, Vol. 76, March 2004

Subjects:

Auden, John Bicknell

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...Inspired the Writings of His Famous Brother, the Poet WH Auden. What was his background...and engineering. Why is he famous? The Auden name is famous in the wider world because...the most celebrated British poets of the 20th century. Although...
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Illustrious Arab Poets through the Centuries

Magazine article by Habeeb Salloum; Contemporary Review, Vol. 285, August 2004

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Arabic poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Arabic poetry--Works, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works

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...of endless joy for a poet satirized the tribes...a satire with which a poet reviled his enemies...imitated by countless Arab poets. The oldest and most famous of the Muallaqat is that...the great pre-Islamic poets, he set the form for...Another distinguished poet of Muallaqat fame was...
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The Poets of Greenwich Village

Magazine article by Fred Stern; World and I, Vol. 26, October 2011

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Beat movement--Criticism and interpretation, Greenwich Village, New York, New York--Social aspects, Millay, Edna St. Vincent--Criticism and interpretation, Millay, Edna St. Vincent--Works, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works

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...contemporary and poet of that bohemian...the home of ardent poets and artists of various...followers among the poets, writers and artists...between nations. Famous names associated...Gibran, the prophetic poet lived on 10th Street...group. Who were the poets in Ginsbergs entourage...1969) whose most famous book is "On the...Kerouac was also a poet. Some feel he doesnt...

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Newspaper Articles on: famous poets

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Literary Types Can Go Larkin Around. TOURISM: Guide Launched to Show Places of Interest to Famous Poet's Fans

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), May 28, 2009

Subjects:

Larkin, Philip, Poets, Tourism, Travel industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Show Places of Interest to Famous Poets Fans. Byline: Duncan Gibbons FANS of Coventry poet Philip Larkin can now go on...arguably the greatest English poet of the 20th century rests...He turned down the post of Poet Laureate but was awarded the...
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World Premiere of Composition Honouring Poet's Famous Work

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), December 10, 2009

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Poets, Wordsworth, William

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...World Premiere of Composition Honouring Poets Famous Work. A MUSICAL world premiere will take...North East this weekend, honouring the poet William Wordsworth and representing a...Wordsworth was 29 when he started on his famous autobiographical poem and he was still...
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Famous Seamus Does a Fellow Poet Proud

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 4, 2009

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Heaney, Seamus, Henryson, Robert, Poets

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Famous Seamus Does a Fellow Poet Proud. Byline: NICHOLAS LEZARD...anything, about the Scottish poet Robert Henryson. The name...me. Henryson is one of the poets ("makars" -- that is...without some envy perhaps, as "famous Seamus" by some of his fellow...
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From My Tranquil English Garden to a Harlem Shuffle; One of Our Leading Poets Reveals His Excitement at Moving to New York's Most Famous Ethnic District

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 28, 2010

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Poets

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From My Tranquil English Garden to a Harlem Shuffle; One of Our Leading Poets Reveals His Excitement at Moving to New Yorks Most Famous Ethnic District. Byline: James Fenton VIEW FROM AMERICA THE OTHER day my partner and I closed...
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'I Was a Punk, and I'm Still a Punk, My Ideas Haven't Changed' Edited by Karen Price 029 2024 3761 Karen.Price@mediawales.Co.UK & ARTS ENTERTAINMENT the Arts Show @Www.Walesonline.Co.Uk/culture: He Was One of Wales' Most Famous Punks. Now John Evans, Who Is Also a Writer and Poet, Is Turning His Latest Collection of Poetry, Prose and Essays into a Film. David Owens Finds out More

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 9, 2010

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Browne, Howard, Poetry, Poets, Rock groups, Wales. National Assembly

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Uk/culture: He Was One of Wales Most Famous Punks. Now John Evans, Who Is Also a Writer and Poet, Is Turning His Latest Collection of Poetry...Evans. Lets start by saying hes a writer, a poet, a film-maker, a musician and an activist...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: famous poets

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Thomson, James , 1700–1748, Scottish Poet

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...JAMES , 1700 1748, Scottish poet 1700 1748, Scottish poet. Educated at Edinburgh, he...Arbuthnot, and Pope. His most famous poem, The Seasons, was published...Spenser and reflecting the poets delight in idleness. Thomson...Alfred, which contains his famous ode "Rule Britannia." See...
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Callimachus , Fl. C.280–45 B.C., Hellenistic Greek Poet and Critic

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...b.c., Hellenistic Greek poet and critic fl. c.280 45 b.c., Hellenistic Greek poet and critic, b. Cyrene. Educated...prose, but is most notable as a poet. It is said that he wrote more...inventiveness in form. He engaged in a famous literary quarrel with Apollonius...influence on later Greek and Roman poets, especially Catullus...
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Randolph, Thomas , English Poet and Dramatist

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

RANDOLPH, THOMAS , English poet and dramatist 1605 35, English poet and dramatist. After graduating from Cambridge in 1632...1630), and The Jealous Lovers (1632) are his most famous comedies. See edition of his works edited by W. C...
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Butler, Samuel , 1612–80, English Poet and Satirist

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

BUTLER, SAMUEL , 1612 80, English poet and satirist 1612 80, English poet and satirist. During the Puritan Revolution he served...After the restoration of Charles II, he wrote his famous mock-heroic poem Hudibras (pub. in 3 parts, 1663...
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Peacock, Thomas Love

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PEACOCK, THOMAS LOVE 1785 1866, English novelist and poet. He was employed by the East India Company from 1819 to 1856...He was one of Shelleys most intimate friends, and after the famous poets death Peacock was his literary executor. See his works (ed...

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