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  2. A. R. Ammons - Wikipedia

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    Ammons also developed a close relationship with poet Robert Morgan, who joined the Cornell English Department 1971 and remained there alongside Ammons for nearly three decades. [14] Both from North Carolina, Ammons and Morgan bonded over their similar upbringings; and though they embraced distinct poetic styles, the two poets praised each other ...

  3. Musica universalis - Wikipedia

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    Musica universalis—which had existed as a metaphysical concept since the time of the Greeks—was often taught in quadrivium, [8] and this intriguing connection between music and astronomy stimulated the imagination of Johannes Kepler as he devoted much of his time after publishing the Mysterium Cosmographicum (Mystery of the Cosmos), looking over tables and trying to fit the data to what he ...

  4. Star Gauge - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of Lady Su Hui along with the poem. The Star Gauge (Chinese: 璇璣圖; pinyin: xuán jī tú), or translated as "the armillary sphere chart", is the posthumous title given to a 4th-century Chinese poem written by the Sixteen Kingdoms poet Su Hui for her husband.

  5. Children's Laureate Wales - Wikipedia

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    The role is awarded every two years, and to a poet that displays passion for children and young people to take up literature. The Children's Laureate Wales, as part of their role, can organise classroom poetry workshops, pen official children's poems for special occasions, create online children's literature resources, and act as a voice for ...

  6. Ciaran Berry - Wikipedia

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    Poetry: Ciaran Berry (born 1971 Dublin) is an Irish-American poet. Life ... The sphere of birds. Southern Illinois University Press. Wright, Charles, ed. (2008).

  7. Aja Monet - Wikipedia

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    She started performing poetry in high school at Baruch College Campus High School in Manhattan. One of her first poetic memories was when she wrote a poem for a class that compelled the teacher, who encouraged Monet to continue writing. Monet competed with a poem for her high school talent show, and won, bringing her teachers to tears. [5]

  8. Lakdhas Wikkrama Sinha - Wikipedia

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    Commonly a poet can be defined as someone who responds in verse to what happen in society. Yet here there is a complete overturn. For him a poet is a type of terrorist or an activist who purifies changes and restructures the society. [5] In his poem 'The Poet' Wickkramasingha uses very unusual metaphorical images to create the role of the poet.

  9. Dorothy Miles - Wikipedia

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    Dorothy "Dot" Miles (née Squire; 19 August 1931 - 30 January 1993) was a Welsh poet and activist in the Deaf community. Throughout her life, she composed her poems in English, British Sign Language, and American Sign Language. Her work laid the foundations for modern sign language poetry in the United States and the United Kingdom. She is ...