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The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, sometimes called the Burlington House Cartoon, is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. The drawing is in charcoal and black and white chalk, on eight sheets of paper that are glued together. Because of its large size and format the drawing is presumed to be a cartoon for a painting. [1]
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England (published 1 September 1773) is a collection of 39 poems written by Phillis Wheatley, the first professional African-American woman poet in America and the first African-American woman whose writings were published.
Denise Levertov wrote many poems with religious themes throughout her career. These poems range from religious imagery to implied metaphors of religion. One particular theme was developed progressively throughout her poetry. This was the pilgrimage/spiritual journey of Levertov towards the deep spiritual understanding and truth in her last poems.
In fact, she asked white women to help support the black liberation movement by reminding white women of their common womanhood to African American women. [4] Harper's dedication to advocating for civil and women's rights make the female and womanhood a basic concern in her poems. [ 11 ]
Annie Johnson Flint was born on 25 December 1866 in a small town Vineland, New Jersey.Her father was of English descent, and her mother was Scottish. [3] She lost both parents in her early childhood.
Lucy Larcom (1824–1893), American mill girl, contributor to Lowell Offering, publishing four books of poetry; Maria White Lowell (1821–1853), American poet and abolitionist; Eliza F. Morris (1821–1874), English hymnwriter; Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja (1828–1878), Serbian poet; Emma Tatham (1829–1855), English poet widely admired in ...
Some of her religious poems are given in Lord Selborne's Book of Praise. Two hymns are included in Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship, edited by Roswell Dwight Hitchcock, Zachary Eddy, Philip Schaff, 1874. [14] "Hail, thou bright and sacred morn" was a Sunday morning hymn addressed to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971) is the first collection of poems by African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou.Many of the poems in Diiie were originally song lyrics, written during Angelou's career as a night club performer, and recorded on two albums before the publication of Angelou's first autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).