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July 21, 2014 (aged 87) [1] Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Occupations. Author. poet. educator. Known for. Author of I Am a Pueblo Indian Girl. 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.
As noted in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, in the entry "Native American Children's Literature", as far back as 1881, Native authors published stories for children, many that countered stereotypical portrayals. These stories appeared in magazines and books. In January 1881, Susette LaFlesche of the Omaha tribe wrote “Nedawi ...
Died. 1897/1898. Relatives. Ye Gongchuo (grandson) Ye Yanlan (simplified Chinese : 叶衍兰; traditional Chinese : 葉衍蘭; pinyin : Yè Yǎnlán, 1823–1897/1898) was a Chinese poet, painter, calligrapher, and official in the Qing dynasty. Born in Panyu County, Guangdong, he attended the Yuehua Academy and Xuehai Academy [ zh ] before ...
Yeh Ti ( Chinese: 葉笛; September 21, 1931 - May 9, 2006), originally named Yeh Chi-min (葉寄民), was a Taiwanese poet, translator, critic, and educator, [1] hailing from Wanli in Tainan. He published poetry collections such as Purple Songs (紫色的歌) and Fire and Sea (火和海), a collection of essays titled Ukiyo-e (浮世繪 ...
Florence Chia-ying Yeh FRSC (born July 2, 1924), also known as Ye Jiaying (Chinese: 葉嘉瑩), Jialing (迦陵), and by her married name Chia-ying Yeh Chao, is a Chinese-born Canadian poet and sinologist. [1] She was a scholar of classical Chinese poetry. She taught for twenty years at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and has been ...
Medicamina Faciei Femineae (Cosmetics for the Female Face, also known as The Art of Beauty) is a didactic poem written in elegiac couplets by the Roman poet Ovid. In the hundred extant verses, Ovid defends the use of cosmetics by Roman women and provides five recipes for facial treatments. Other writers at the time condemned women's usage of ...
"She Walks in Beauty" is a short lyrical poem in iambic tetrameter written in 1814 by Lord Byron, and is one of his most famous works. [2] It is said to have been inspired by an event in Byron's life. On 11 June 1814, Byron attended a party in London. Among the guests was Mrs. Anne Beatrix Wilmot, wife of Byron's first cousin, Sir Robert Wilmot ...
Born. (1998-09-07) September 7, 1998 (age 26) Occupation. Poet. Nationality. Indian. Aranya Johar (born September 7, 1998) is an Indian poet. She uses social media to address issues like gender equality, mental health and body positivity. [ 1 ] She uses slam poetry to confront beauty standards. [ 2 ]