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poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

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Also Known As	Maria Theresia Carolina Fanny Gevers
Born	December 30, 1883 • Belgium
Died	March 9, 1975 (aged 91) • Belgium
Notable Works	“Vie et mort d’un étang”
Notable Family Members	son Paul Willems

Suzanne Lilar

Belgian author

Conrad Detrez

Belgian author

André Baillon

Belgian author

Charles Plisnier

Belgian author

Henry Bauchau

Belgian author

Christian Dotremont

Belgian author

Marcel Thiry

Belgian author

Georges Rodenbach

Belgian poet

François Mauriac

French author

Hervé Bazin

French author

Bernard Binlin Dadié

Ivorian author

Marcel Broodthaers

Belgian artist

Émile Verhaeren

Belgian poet

Dominique Rolin

Belgian author

Françoise Mallet-Joris

Belgian author

Paul Willems

Belgian author

Georges Simenon

Belgian-French author

Henri Michaux

French painter and poet

Jean Ray

Belgian author

Herman Teirlinck

Flemish author

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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry

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