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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines

Kenneth Slessor: Facts & Related Content

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Born March 27, 1901 • Orange • Australia
Died July 30, 1971 (aged 70) • Sydney • Australia
Notable Works “Beach Burial” • “Earth Visitors” • “Five Bells”
Paterson, A.B.
Banjo Paterson
Australian poet
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Alfred George Stephens
Australian literary critic and journalist
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Bruce Beaver
Australian author
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Jeannette Leonard Gilder
American editor and writer
Leigh Hunt, detail of a watercolour and gouache on ivory by Margaret Gillies, 1838–46; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Leigh Hunt
British author
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Susanna Rowson
American author and actress
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Iliya Abu Madi
Arab writer
David Unaipon
David Unaipon
Australian inventor, writer, and activist
Ita Buttrose
Ita Buttrose
Australian journalist, editor, and businesswoman
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Colin Johnson
Australian author
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Randolph Stow
Australian writer
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David Malouf
Australian author
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Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Australian author
Vance Palmer.
Vance Palmer
Australian author
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David Campbell
Australian poet
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Henry Kendall
Australian poet
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Furnley Maurice
Australian poet
Gordon, Adam Lindsay
Adam Lindsay Gordon
Australian author
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Thea Astley
Australian author
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Judith Wright
Australian poet

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form