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CIL 4.5296 (or CLE 950) [a] is a poem found graffitied on the wall of a hallway in Pompeii.Discovered in 1888, it is one of the longest and most elaborate surviving graffiti texts from the town, and may be the only known love poem from one woman to another from the Latin world.
McKuen's poems were translated into eleven languages and his books sold over 1 million copies in 1968 alone. [14] McKuen said that his most romantic poetry was influenced by American poet Walter Benton's two books of poems. [13] McKuen sold over 60 million books worldwide, according to the Associated Press. [1]
Funny Mother's Day Cards to Make Her Laugh Out Loud Agatha Christie “My sister said once: 'Anything I don't want Mother to know, I don't even think of, if she's in the room.'”
The section, "Twenty-one Love Poems," is a group of lesbian love poems that aim to present the power of love between two women and the need to change the cultural values that do not recognize this as a kind of love. The love poems comment on how women involved in lesbian relationships are alienated because their love is not recognized by the ...
John Donne (/ d ʌ n / DUN; 1571 or 1572 [a] – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. [2]
The Chandos portrait of William Shakespeare, held in the National Portrait Gallery. William Shakespeare's sexuality has been the subject of debate.It is known from public records that he married Anne Hathaway and had three children with her; scholars have examined their relationship through documents, and particularly through the bequests to her in his will.
Goodness Gracious Me turned stereotypes on their heads in sketches such as 'Going for an English' and when bargaining over the price of a newspaper. An episode from The Goodies depicted all of the black population of South Africa leaving to escape apartheid , leaving the Afrikaners with nobody to oppress – instead, they begin a system of ...
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Spanish: Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada) is a poetry collection by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Published in June 1924, the book launched Neruda to fame at the young age of 19 and is one of the most renowned literary works of the 20th century in the Spanish language.