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Wilferd Peterson was born in Whitehall, Michigan, and lived most of his life in Grand Rapids, Michigan.He was married to Ruth Irene Rector Peterson (1921–1979). He credits his wife Ruth as being the inspiration for his work (saying that while he "wrote about the art of living, she lived it"), and they collaborated often on producing these inspirational books.
Composed of 29 lines, [5] this poem is a monologue directed to king Shu-Sin (ruled 1972–1964 BC, short chronology, or 2037–2029 BC, long chronology [4]). In erotic language, the female speaker in the poem expresses her ardent desires and longings for Shu-Sin, drawing heavily on imagery related to honey and sweetness .
He's spent more than 30 years treating patients and studying tools for longevity, and he has his own advice for foods to avoid—or at least minimize—if you want to live a longer life ...
The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" is a four stanza poem, written in free verse, and loosely translated by Ezra Pound from a poem by Chinese poet Li Bai, called Chánggān Xíng, or Changgan song. It first appeared in Pound's 1915 collection Cathay. It is the most widely anthologized poem of the collection. [1]
The Whitsun Weddings is a collection of 32 poems by Philip Larkin. It was first published by Faber in the United Kingdom on 28 February 1964. It was a commercial success, by the standards of poetry publication, with the first 4,000 copies being sold within two months. A United States edition appeared some seven months later.
Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) [1] [2] was an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology.
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Although they differ in style from each other, there is a common theme to most of them, namely marriage. Even the Attis poem (63) has been interpreted by some scholars as reflecting Catullus's relationship with Lesbia. [27] Poem 61 is a marriage song of 235 short lines organised in five-line stanzas.