The Poet Behind the Poems David Chapman Berry was born July 23, 1942, in Vicksburg, but he mostly grew up in Greenville, Mississippi (Gale). His parents were David Berry and Annette Hays, who also had a daughter named Bettty Berry (Jacobs). Berry started writing poetry in ninth grade because of boredom in church (“D.C.B. Biography”). As a young man, Berry found a love for chorus and drama and continued performing until he graduated from Greenville High School in 1960 (Few).
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851) Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (December 10, 1787–September 10, 1851) was born in Philadelphia. In 1805 he graduated from Yale University. He wanted to do many things such as study law, engage in trade, or study divinity. In 1814 Gallaudet became a preacher. After pursuing with that Gallaudet became interested in writing children's books.
After John Allen’s business went through a bit of hardship, he came into some money, and was able to send Edgar to the University of Virginia. However, he ended up being forced to go back to Richmond after having a $2,000 debt that he tried to get rid of by gamboling. This, though, only made things worse. In 1827, Poe went back to his birth city, Boston, and at 18, enlisted in the army as Edgar A. Perry. During this time, he wrote his first collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems.
Lanyer stayed with Margaret and Anne Clifford. Margaret really inspired her by helping her receive a spiritual awakening. (2) I have chosen to analyze two of Aemilia Lanyer’s poems. The first of the two is The Description of Cookeham. In this poem, Lanyer tells of how much she admired Cookeham.
Ben’s father wanted him to be a clergyman but could not pay for the amount of schooling required. Ben was an apprentice to his brother who owned a printing shop which is where he learned how to print, write, and typesetting. He later became a writer and an inventor and opened his own printing shop. Ben was from Boston, but he always considered Philadelphia his true home. His role in his home state was founding the first library, the first volunteer fire company, the first postal system, and the first
Unfortunately, for the family of siblings, David Poe passed away in 1805 as well as Elizabeth passed away at the age of 21 in 1811. Edgar was two years of age and soon after was taken into the care of John and Rosalie Allen. In 1829, Rosalie passed away at the age of 21 also. Poe began attending The University of Virginia. Later, John gave little or no money for his education and Poe was forced to withdraw; although,
John Wheatley was known as a progressive throughout New England; his family gave Phillis an unprecedented education for an enslaved person, and for a female of any race. By the age of twelve, Phillis was reading Greek and Latin classics and difficult passages from the Bible. Recognizing her literary ability, the Wheatley family supported Phillis’ education and left the household labor to their other domestic slaves. The Wheatleys often showed off Phillis' abilities to friends and family. Strongly influenced by her studies of the works of Alexander Pope[->5], John Milton[->6], Homer[->7], Horace[->8] and Virgi[->9]l, Phillis Wheatley began to write poetry.
I’m going to tell you want led him to be a writer and talk about one of his poems. James Baldwin was born August 2, 1924, in Harlem New York. (www.biography.com) He was born to a single mother and her name was Emma Jones, at Harlem Hospital. Baldwin’s mother never told him the name of his biological father, but his mother ended up marring a Baptist minister name David Baldwin. Since Baldwin didn’t know his real father he wanted to follow in his step dads footsteps, in his early teen years he became a youth minister in Harlem Pentecostal church frame ages fourteen to sixteen.
Brittney Clark MUS 101-02 February 21, 2015 Research Paper George Handel was born February 23, 1685, in Halle, Germany. Handel made his unveiling as an opera composer with a piece called, Almira. Handel produced quite a few operas with the Royal Academy of Music before establishing the New Royal Academy of Music in 1727. When the Italian opera fell obtainable of manner, he started constituting oratorios, including Messiah. George Handel perished on April 14, 1759, in London, England.
While his success of his goal, he had a hard time writing. He went to Mexico to work on a play called The Poker Night. Then he wrote A Streetcar Named Desire and Williams won a second New York critics' circle award and a Pulitzer Prize in 1947. They offered him to travel and buy a home in Key West for his good relaxation and writing. In 1951, Williams wrote The Rose Tattoo and Williams's first Tony award, as well as