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The Waste Land is a poem by T. S. Eliot, widely regarded as one of the most important English-language poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry. Published in 1922, the 434-line [ A ] poem first appeared in the United Kingdom in the October issue of Eliot's magazine The Criterion and in the United States in the November ...
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 ...
E. E. Cummings Cummings in 1953 Born Edward Estlin Cummings (1894-10-14) October 14, 1894 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Died September 3, 1962 (1962-09-03) (aged 67) Madison, New Hampshire, U.S. Occupation Author Alma mater Harvard University Signature Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), commonly known as e e cummings or E. E. Cummings, was an American poet ...
It is regarded as one of the most important Irish-language novels of the twentieth century. An English translation by Patrick C. Power appeared in 1973. Stan Gebler Davies wrote: "The Poor Mouth is wildly funny, but there is at the same time always a sense of black evil. Only O'Brien's genius, of all the writers I can think of, was capable of ...
"Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books;" Poems of Sentiment and Reflection: 1798 The Complaint of a Forsaken Indian Woman 1798 "Before I see another day," Poems founded on the Affections. 1798 The Last of the Flock 1798 "In distant countries have I been," Poems founded on the Affections. 1798 The Idiot Boy: 1798
Aside from eight leaves added to the codex after it was written, the Exeter Book consists entirely of poetry. However, unlike the Junius manuscript, which is dedicated to biblically inspired works, the Exeter Book is noted for the unmatched diversity of genres among its contents, as well as their generally high level of poetic quality.
Yesterday morning as I rose from bed,Congress was paid a visit by the Fed.Bernanke came prepared with his report,And Congress responded with its retort. Ben started off the meeting with bad news ...
In the notebook with Ame ni mo makezu, Kenji wrote about his thoughts on his sickbed, his religious beliefs, and the important events of his life. Although Kenji did not intend to show Ame ni mo makezu to others as poetry, it has become his most widely known poem and is considered one of his masterpieces. This poem is part of the curriculum of ...