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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:
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A.R. Ammons: References & Edit History

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  • ROBERT WEST

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Feb 21, 2024
Anniversary information added. Feb 14, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Jan 26, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of A. R. Ammons. Aug 03, 2017
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of A. R. Ammons. May 15, 2017
Corrected information concerning his first National Book Award and the Bollingen Prize. In addition, added that Tape for the Turn of the Year is a verse diary. Apr 20, 2009
Added new Web site: Academy of American Poets - Biography of A. R. Ammons. Aug 01, 2006
Article revised. Oct 26, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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