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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
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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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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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Daniel Berrigan American poet, Roman Catholic priest, and peace activist Daniel Berrigan speaking at an event at Saint Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Connecticut, in 1987.

Daniel Berrigan

American priest and poet
Also known as: Daniel Joseph Berrigan
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Daniel Berrigan (born May 9, 1921, Virginia, Minnesota, U.S.—died April 30, 2016, Bronx, New York) was an American writer, Roman Catholic priest, and antiwar activist whose poems and essays reflect his deep commitment to social, political, and economic change in American society. Berrigan, who grew up in Syracuse, New York, earned a bachelor’s degree from a Jesuit novitiate in Hyde Park, New York, and a master’s degree from Woodstock (Maryland) College. He taught at a...

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