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John Anthony Ciardi (/ ˈ tʃ ɑːr d i / CHAR-dee; Italian:; June 24, 1916 – March 30, 1986) was an American poet, translator, and etymologist.While primarily known as a poet and translator of Dante's Divine Comedy, he also wrote several volumes of children's poetry, pursued etymology, contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor, directed the Bread Loaf ...
Louise Abeita Chewiwi (E-Yeh-Shure or Blue Corn; [2] September 9, 1926 – July 21, 2014) was a Puebloan writer, poet and educator who was an enrolled member of Isleta Pueblo. [ 3 ] Early life
Boots" is a poem by English author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). It was first published in 1903, in his collection The Five Nations. [1] "Boots" imagines the repetitive thoughts of a British Army infantryman marching in South Africa during the Second Boer War. It has been suggested for the first four words of each line to be read ...
In 1960, at a commemoration at Mabvuku, he met Walter Lambert Muparutsa, former editor of the Literature Bureau, and showed him his poem “My Old Shoe”. According to Muparutsa, a British colonial officer suggested he translate the poem in Shona, reflecting a bias against local writers publishing in English.
Children's literature portal; Falling Up is a 1996 poetry collection primarily for children written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein [1] and published by HarperCollins.It is the third poetry collection published by Silverstein, following Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974) and A Light in the Attic (1981), and the final one to be published during his lifetime, as he died just three years after ...
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr., the internationally recognized poet and provocateur, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was 81. Giovanni was a prolific writer, activist, educator ...
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She has published three volumes of poetry followed by a book of essays and inspirational advice, Keep Moving (2020) [7] and a memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful (2023). [6] You Could Make This Place Beautiful debuted at No. 3 on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction List .