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Missouri

  Missouri State Information Capital: Jefferson City Official Name: Missouri Organized as territory/republic: June 4, 1812 Entered Union (rank): August 10, 1821 (24th state) Present…

April is the Cruelest Month

The Question: Where does the quote "April is the cruelest month" come from? The Answer: This is the first line of T. S. Eliot's poem "…

symbolists

(Encyclopedia) symbolists, in literature, a school originating in France toward the end of the 19th cent. in reaction to the naturalism and realism of the period. Designed to convey impressions by…

classicism

(Encyclopedia) classicism, a term that, when applied generally, means clearness, elegance, symmetry, and repose produced by attention to traditional forms. It is sometimes synonymous with excellence…

Poetry & Poets

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Sir Michael Tippett Biography

Sir Michael TippettcomposerBorn: 1/2/1905Birthplace: London, England A composer of operas, chamber and solo pieces, symphonies, and choral works, Tippett was influenced not only by the…

Miranda Richardson Biography

Miranda RichardsonactressBorn: 3/3/1958Birthplace: Southport, England After beginning her acting career in British theater and TV, Richardson made a striking movie debut in Dance with a Stranger (…

A Game of Chess

A Game of ChessThe Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne,[14]Glowed on the marble, where the glass Held up by standards wrought with fruited vines From which a golden Cupidon peeped out (…

1978 Gramophone Awards

ChamberBartók, Sonata for 2 Pianos; Debussy, En Blanc; Mozart, Andante With 5 Variations for Piano, Martha Argerich, Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, Willy Goudswaard and Michael de Roo (Philips)…

Recommended Online Poetry Collections

Poetry resources and poetry in the public domain compiled by David Johnson Follow, poet, follow right To the bottom of the night, With your unconstraining voice Still persuade us…