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William Bronk (February 17, 1918 – February 22, 1999) was an American poet. For his book, Life Supports (1981), he won the National Book Award for Poetry . [ 1 ]
William Allingham (19 March 1824 – 18 November 1889) was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem "The Faeries" was much anthologised. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem "The Faeries" was much anthologised.
In 2002, a total of 30 million books—or six for every person—were sold in Denmark, with one in five being in English. [45] Statistics for 2009 show that the book market, like other sectors, suffered a reduction of 9.1% in sales. These figures cover both the private and public sectors, including a surprising drop in book sales to schools. [46]
In 1814, he published a poem on the Influence of Nature and Poetry on National Spirit. In 1821, he married Mary Botham, who, like himself, was a Quaker and a poet. William and Mary Howitt collaborated throughout a long literary career; the first of their joint productions was The Forest Minstrels and other Poems (1821).
The poem is a dialogue between a narrator who serves as a questioner and a little girl, with part of the evolving first stanza contributed by Coleridge. [8] The poem is written in ballad form. The poem begins with the narrator asking: A simple child, dear brother Jim, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb,
Sir William Watson (2 August 1858 – 11 August 1935) [1] was an English poet, popular in his time for the celebratory content, and famous for the controversial political content, of his verse. Initially popularly recognised, he was then neglected because of changing tastes.
The deal to sell California to Denmark means the Golden State would get "the rule of law, universal healthcare, and fact-based politics." In exchange, Denmark would get Yosemite, Hollywood ...
From 1845 onward the poem bore the current title. "It is the first mild day of March:" Poems of Sentiment and Reflection: 1798 A whirl-blast from behind the hill 1798, 18 March "A Whirl-Blast from behind the hill" Poems of the Fancy: 1800 Expostulation and Reply: 1798 " 'Why, William, on that old grey stone," Poems of Sentiment and Reflection: 1798