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Flourished	1060 - 1080
Notable Works	“The Ocean of Story”

Kalidasa

Indian author

Bhavabhuti

Indian writer

Hemachandra

Jaina author

Rūpa Gosvāmī

Indian scholar, poet, and author

Ashvaghosha

Indian philosopher and poet

Bhartrihari

Hindu philosopher

Jayadeva

Indian poet

Śrīharsha

Indian author and poet

Bharavi

Indian poet

Vyasa

legendary Indian sage

Bhatti

Indian poet

Magha

Indian Sanskrit poet

Lalla Ded

Hindu poet-saint

Antal

Indian poet

Mirza Ghalib

Indian poet

Guru Gobind Singh

Sikh Guru

Amrita Pritam

Indian author and poet

Sri Aurobindo

Indian philosopher and yogi

Nissim Ezekiel

Indian poet and playwright

Ravidas

Indian mystic and poet

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

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

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