Peter Pindar

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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).

World Poetry Day

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9 Obscure Literary Terms

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5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds

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6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds

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Why Is Christmas in December?

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Peter Pindar: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	John Wolcot
Baptized	May 9, 1738
Died	January 14, 1819
Notable Works	“Bozzy and Piozzi” • “Lyric Odes to the Royal Academicians” • “Ode upon Ode; or, A Peep at St. James’s; or, New Year’s Day; or, What You Will” • “The Lousiad, an Heroi-Comic Poem” • “The Royal Visit to Exeter”

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Portrait of poet Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope

English author

Lord Byron

Lord Byron

British poet

Poet John Dryden

John Dryden

British author

John Gay, oil painting by William Aikman; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.

John Gay

British author

Samuel Butler

English author [1612–1680]

John Skelton, detail of the frontispiece to The Garlande of Laurelle, printed by Richard Faukes, 1523; in the British Museum

John Skelton

English poet

Thomas Lodge

English writer

John Marston

British dramatist

Marvell, Andrew

Andrew Marvell

English poet

John Wilmot, 2nd earl of Rochester, detail of an oil painting attributed to J. Huysmans; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

John Wilmot, 2nd earl of Rochester

English poet

George Gascoigne

George Gascoigne

English poet

John Sheffield, 1st duke of Buckingham and Normanby

British statesman and author

Richard Savage

English writer

John Oldham

British poet

Charles Churchill, detail of a portrait by J.S.C. Schaak; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Charles Churchill

British poet

Combe, portrait by George Dance, 1793; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

William Combe

British author

William Gifford, detail of an oil painting by John Hoppner (1758–1810); in the National Portrait Gallery, London

William Gifford

British editor and scholar

Peacock, oil painting by H. Wallis, 1858; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Love Peacock

English author

Nicholas Amhurst

British author

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish author and clergyman

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

A Study of Poetry

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

Famous Poets and Poetic Form

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:

Poetry: First Lines