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Audre Lorde was a poet and civil rights activist. She published her first poem in Seventeen Magazine while in high school. She received her bachelor's degree from Hunter College and her master's degree in library science. Lorde identified as a lesbian and wrote poems about her sexuality, civil rights, and other topics. She published several collections of poems between 1968 and 1988 and also wrote essays and speeches about feminism.
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Jose garcia villa
Jose Garcia Villa was a renowned Filipino poet, critic, short story writer, and painter. He was known for his unconventional behavior and comments that intrigued audiences. After facing censorship issues in the Philippines, Villa moved to the United States in 1930 where he established an international reputation in literature. He received many honors over his career, including being named a National Artist by the Philippines. Villa lived in New York City for most of his life but remained proud of his Filipino citizenship. He passed away in 1997 at the age of 88.
A comedy can be recognized by it’s name (it’s named for the situation of the ...
The document provides information about poetry and vocabulary used in poetry analysis. It defines poetic devices such as imagery, metaphor, personification, and rhyme. It also discusses the history of slam poetry and provides an example slam poem. Additional sections define terms related to art, literature, and music; provide fill-in-the-blank questions about these terms; and give biographical information about William Shakespeare.
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Galway Kinnell was concerned that poetry may serve as a warning for the loss of beauty in the world. He was born in 1927 in Rhode Island and studied at Princeton before earning numerous honors for his poetry focused on social and political issues like the Vietnam War. He believed the imaginary world did not fulfill one's life and was inspired by Walt Whitman to write poetry addressing real world concerns.
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Tamara de Lempicka was a Polish Art Deco painter known for her glamorous portraits of the elite in the 1920s-1930s. She developed a distinctive cubist-influenced style featuring precision and elegance. Lempicka rose to fame in Paris and was popular among Hollywood stars, though her personal life included scandals due to her bisexuality. She continued painting successfully into old age but her popularity declined as styles changed.
My Presentation
This document provides biographical information on several famous poets: John Ashbery, John Berryman, Frank Bidart, Louise Bogan, and Joseph Brodsky. It gives details on each of their works, awards won, and other accomplishments. The document also outlines objectives and contents for a lesson about these poets and their works, and provides a task for students to write their own three stanza poem for 20 minutes.
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This document provides biographical information on several famous poets: John Ashbery, John Berryman, Frank Bidart, Louise Bogan, and Joseph Brodsky. It gives details on each of their works, awards won, and other accomplishments. The document also outlines objectives and contents for a lesson about these poets and their works, and provides a task for students to write their own three stanza poem for 20 minutes.
Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth was born in 1952 in India. He spent his childhood in Patna and attended several elite schools in India and England. He studied economics at Stanford University and creative writing at Stanford and classical Chinese poetry at Nanjing University in China. Seth has written several acclaimed novels and poetry books and has received many literary awards. He campaigned against Section 377, a law criminalizing homosexuality in India.
Bob Dylan and Robert Frost
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