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92Poetry Analysis - 'Punishment' - by Seamus Heaney
In his poem ‘Punishment’ Seamus Heaney writes of the discovery of a fourteen year old girl’s body exhumed from a bog in Germany, 1951. On further analysis of the poetry, it is revealed that this preserved body was two thousand years old, and...
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9310 Ways to Make a Living as a Poet
1. write poems for mega successful web sites (wink) 2. write zingy 'poems' for advertising 3. write poems for manufacturers 4. write custom poems for people sell to them via the web 5. collaborate with a songwriter, band, music...
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90Walter Benton: The Passionate Poet
Walter Benton has been my bedside companion for a very long time, going back to college where I discovered him 50 years ago. I have shared him with many " creatures of an hour ", most intimately with my beautiful bride, and have never tired of his...
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89Top Ten Inspirational Teacher Movies
Teaching movies inspire us because they are about bringing out the best in people. Teachers watch and are inspired to keep going. Others watch and think of their favourite educator.
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87Authors Inspiring Other Authors - Ina Coolbrith
What does it really mean for authors to inspire other authors? What does is take for writers to understand that today more than ever - we all need to be helping each other? Does it do any good to help other authors? Explore what one woman author did for herself and others.
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86videoAroosa Gloomy: A Teen Poet and an Artist from Pakistan
Aroosa Gloomy is a teen poet and an artist from Pakistan. In this article, she shares her life in a camp in Pakistan, and difficulties she faces in her life. Aroosa also talks about her dark art and gloomy poetry, and her achievement as a poet and artist.
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85The History of Poetry
Traces the history of poetry from its origins in early agricultural societies where it was spoken or chanted as a spell to promote good harvests through to the end of the twentieth century.
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86Geoffrey Chaucer and His Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer ~ fourteenth century English writer, poet, courtier, soldier and pilgrim / traveller; related to members of the royal court; possibly a spy! What do we actually know about him? What can be learned? How much can his 'Canterbury Tales' teach us? This is a brief introduction to a fascinating man.
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86Five Poems by Poetry's "Bad Boy," Lord Byron
The life of 19th-century Romantic poet Lord Byron is summarized. His literary and humanitarian endeavors are highlighted. Five of Lord Byron's poems on history, love and relationships are presented.
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85Elizabeth I: A Difficult Job For an Aging, Single Woman
Much is known about Elizabeth I's father, Henry VIII, and his bid to ensure his succession -- which led to the existence of the first three of his six marriages (for a full account of his prolific marital career, see this great hub by LondonGirl). ...
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