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Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor. [1] He is considered to be one of the 20th century's greatest poets, as well as a central figure in English-language Modernist poetry. His use of language, writing style, and verse structure reinvigorated ...
Thomas only began writing poetry in the winter of 1914/15, but in his notebook he recorded the occasion on the day of the journey in detail, noting that the train, from Paddington to Malvern, had stopped at Adlestrop at 12:15, with a further stop for signals at Campden. He noted down the grass, the willows, the willowherb and meadowsweet, the ...
Moods of my own Mind (1807); Poems of the Imagination (1815–) 1807. The Affliction of Margaret ------. 1804. Former title: Bore the title of: "The Affliction of Margaret—of—" in the 1807 edition and "The Affliction of Margaret" in the 1820 edition. From 1845 onward, the poem bore the current title.
St. Mark's School, Southborough, Massachusetts. Lowell received his high school education at St. Mark's School, a prominent prep school in Southborough, Massachusetts. There he met and was influenced by the poet Richard Eberhart, who taught at the school, and as a high school student, Lowell decided that he wanted to become a poet. At St. Mark ...
High Flight has been a favourite poem amongst both aviators and astronauts. It is the official poem of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force and has to be recited from memory by fourth class cadets at the United States Air Force Academy, where it can be seen on display in the Cadet Field House. [13]
Philadelphia High School for Girls. Pratt Institute. Occupation. Poet. Parent. Lemuel Cowdery (father) Mae Virginia (or Valentine) Cowdery (January 10, 1909 – November 2, 1948) [1] was an African-American poet based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is considered part of the wide-ranging artistic efforts inspired by the Harlem Renaissance in ...
John Berryman. John Allyn McAlpin Berryman (born John Allyn Smith, Jr.; October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American poet and scholar. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and is considered a key figure in the "confessional" school of poetry. His best-known work is The Dream Songs .
Sylvia Plath (/ p l æ θ /; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer.She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her suicide in 1963.