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Pieces of Hope to the Echo of the World (French: Parcelles d'espoir à l'echo de ce monde) [1] is reputedly the modern era's longest handwritten poem, unveiled on 4 August 2006 by its author French public notary Patrick Huet. It comprises 7,547 verses and is reported to be almost 1 km (994 metres (1,087 yd)) long .
They made frequent raids into a nearby housing estate to battle a rival gang. The advent of World War II put a stop to Frankie's exploits. [2] "The Rats": Included in later editions of the book, the poem originally appeared in The Rats and Other Poems (1960. W. H. Allen).
This is a list of English poems over 1000 lines. This list includes poems that are generally identified as part of the long poem genre, being considerable in length, and with that length enhancing the poems' meaning or thematic weight. This alphabetical list is incomplete, as the label of long poem is selectively and inconsistently applied in ...
"The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner" is a short story by Alan Sillitoe, published in 1959 as part of a short story collection of the same title. [1] The work focuses on Smith, a poor Nottingham teenager from a dismal home in a working class area, who has bleak prospects in life and few interests beyond petty crime .
Robert Michael Hensel (b. May 8, 1969 [1]) was born with the birth defect known as Spina bifida.He is also a Guinness World Records holder for the longest non-stop wheelie in a wheelchair, covering a total distance of 6.178 miles. [2]
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"500 Miles" (also known as "500 Miles Away from Home" or "Railroaders' Lament") is a song made popular in the United States and Europe during the 1960s folk revival.The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveler who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return.
Marína is the name of a Slovak romantic poem by Andrej Sládkovič (Andrej Braxatoris) written in 1844 and published 2 years later in 1846 in Pest. It is his most significant poem, also translated to German, Polish, Hungarian and French. [1] Marína has 291 stanzas and 2900 lines. It is the longest love poem in the world. [2]