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  2. Charity Bryant - Wikipedia

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    Charity Bryant (May 22, 1777 [1] – October 6, 1851 [2]) was an American business owner and writer.She was a diarist and wrote acrostic poetry. [3] Because there is extensive documentation for the shared lives of Bryant and her partner Sylvia Drake, their diaries, letters and business papers have become an important part of the archive in documenting the history of same-sex couples.

  3. Poems by Edgar Allan Poe - Wikipedia

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    "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe "Alone" is a 22-line poem originally written in 1829, and left untitled and unpublished during Poe's lifetime.The original manuscript was signed "E. A. Poe" and dated March 17, 1829. [1]

  4. Acrostic - Wikipedia

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    An 1850 acrostic by Nathaniel Dearborn, the first letter of each line spelling the name "JENNY LIND". An acrostic is a poem or other word composition in which the first letter (or syllable, or word) of each new line (or paragraph, or other recurring feature in the text) spells out a word, message or the alphabet. [1]

  5. 45 Father's Day Poems for Dad to Make His Day - AOL

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    Father’s Day Poem Roses are red, Violets are blue, You’re my dad and I will forever cherish you. —Unknown 32. Grateful I’m glad you’re my dad, You’re the best role model I could have.

  6. Mary Fage - Wikipedia

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    Mary Fage (fl. 1637) was a middle-class English poet known only through her one book, Fames Roule, published in 1637. Fames Roule is a collection of over four hundred acrostic verses, each one an anagram addressed to a noble person in the early Stuart court, in the order of legal precedence.

  7. Daddy (poem) - Wikipedia

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    "Daddy" is a poem written by American confessional poet Sylvia Plath. The poem was composed on October 12, 1962, one month after her separation from Ted Hughes and ...

  8. Peter of Pisa - Wikipedia

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    Some epitaphs and acrostic poems would even draw in other court goers that were not part of the original dialogue, increasing the attractiveness of poetry for all court participants. In addition, Peter wrote epistolary poems to Charlemagne, paying homage to him for building churches and acting as "father of his people". [12]

  9. Yannai (Payetan) - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes referred to as the "father of piyyut," his poetry marks the beginning of the Classical Period of piyyut that ranged from the fifth-eighth centuries. [1] He was the first poet of piyyut to sign his name in an acrostic, to use end-rhyme, and to write for weekly services (not just for the High Holidays and particular festivals).