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  2. John Ciardi - Wikipedia

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    John Anthony Ciardi (/ ˈ tʃ ɑːr d i / CHAR-dee; Italian:; June 24, 1916 – March 30, 1986) was an American poet, translator, and etymologist.While primarily known as a poet and translator of Dante's Divine Comedy, he also wrote several volumes of children's poetry, pursued etymology, contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor, directed the Bread Loaf ...

  3. Fair Girls and Gray Horses: With Other Verses - Wikipedia

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    A writer in The Sydney Morning Herald noted, of the original publication: "A beautiful volume, as far as typography goes, is Mr Will H. Ogilvie's 'Fair Girls and Gray Horses,' a collection of Australian poetry with the imprint of the 'Bulletin' Company. The real westward—that means anywhere from Menindie to the Gulf of Carpentaria and west of ...

  4. Carol Rumens - Wikipedia

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    Making for the Open: The Chatto Book of Post-Feminist Poetry 1964-1984. Chatto & Windus. 1985. ISBN 978-0-7011-2848-7. Slipping Glimpses: Winter Poetry Supplement (editor), Poetry Book Society, 1985; New Women Poets. Bloodaxe. 1990. ISBN 978-1-85224-145-2. Two Women Dancing: New and Selected Poems of Elizabeth Bartlett (editor), Bloodaxe, 1995

  5. A Dream of Fair Women - Wikipedia

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    A Dream of Fair Women is a poem by Alfred Tennyson. It was written and published in 1833 as "A Legend of Fair Women", but was heavily revised for republication under its present tile in 1842. It was written and published in 1833 as "A Legend of Fair Women", but was heavily revised for republication under its present tile in 1842.

  6. Le Ton beau de Marot - Wikipedia

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    At the surface level, the book treats the difficulties and rewards of translating works (particularly poetry) from one language to another. Diverse translations (usually to English) of a short poem in Renaissance French , Clément Marot 's A une Damoyselle malade (referred to as ‘ Ma mignonne ’ by Hofstadter), serve as reference points for ...

  7. Gwerful Mechain - Wikipedia

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    Gwerful Mechain lived in Mechain in Powys.Little is known of her life, but it is generally accepted that she was a descendant of a noble family from Llanfechain. [1]Her father was Hywel Fychan of Mechain in Powys, [2] her mother was named Gwenhwyfar, and she had at least four siblings (three brothers and a sister).

  8. Dirty Beasts - Wikipedia

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    Dirty Beasts is a 1983 collection of Roald Dahl poems about unsuspecting animals. [1] Intended to be a follow-up to Revolting Rhymes, the original Jonathan Cape edition was illustrated by Rosemary Fawcett. In 1984, a revised edition was published with illustrations by Quentin Blake.

  9. Chrysanthemum (book) - Wikipedia

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    Children's literature portal; Chrysanthemum is a 1991 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Kevin Henkes. [1]The book was chosen as an ALA Notable Book and the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and it is on the Horn Book Fanfare Honor List. [2]