According to the words of a poem, who lived by the shores of Gitche Gurnee?
"of the novel is 19-year-old Maud Slivenowicz, whose major source of knowledge is ""Reader's Digest"". Her mother, Evangeline, has five children by five different deadbeat fathers. Without a regular income, the Slivenowicz family dream of becoming movie stars, and at the end of the book it seems one of Maud's brothers might actually be given a role in a television commercial. The title of the book relates to a famous line in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem ""The Song of Hiawatha"". By the Shores of Gitchee Gumee By the Shores of Gitchee Gumee (1996) is a satirical novel by Tama"
"Shilabhattarika Shila-bhattarika (IAST: Śīlābhaṭṭārikā) was a 9th-century Sanskrit poet from present-day India. Her verses appear in most major Sanskrit anthologies, and her poetic skills have been praised by the medieval Sanskrit literary critics. Shilabhattarika lived in the 9th century. One of her poem mentions the Narmada River (Reva) and the Vindhya mountains. Therefore, as a young woman, she probably lived along the Narmada River, near the Vindhyas. M. B. Padma, a scholar of the University of Mysore, speculates that she may be same as Shila-mahadevi, the queen of the 8th century Rashtrakuta ruler Dhruva. Padma's theory is based on the"
"Through these shrunken veins the blood, Of the country must flow. O Mighty City's beating heart, O Clive Street of Bengal, A thousand dumb veins freeze to make, The cornerstone of your high hall.</poem> Dinesh Das Dinesh Das (16 September 1913 - 13 March 1985) was a Bengali poet. He was born in his maternal home at Chetla in Alipore, a locality on the bank of Adi Ganga creek. When he was in Class IX, at around 15 years age, he became involved in secret revolutionary Indian independence movement. He also became involved in Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's Salt Satygraha movement"
"Jaydev Kenduli, which until recently was believed to be the birthplace of the 12th century Sanskrit poet Jayadeva, is on the bank of the river Ajay. Nanoor is the birthplace of the 14th-century poet Chandidas Rami. Nityananda Swami (Nitai of the famous Nitai-Gaur pair) the co–founder of Vaishnav religion with Shri Chityanyadev was born at Ekachakra. Tarashankar Bandopadhyay (1898–1971), one of the leading Bengali literary figures in recent times and who wrote extensively about life in Birbhum, belongs to Labhpur. Justice Sattar, a former president of Bangladesh and a former chief election commissioner of Pakistan, was born in Birbhum district"
"god [[Parvati]] and [[Shiva]] and a section of the poem, which appeared in the online publication ""[[Poetry (magazine)|Poetry Daily]]"", described a boy and a girl in a gorge. Kirchwey based the poem on his memory as a youth of a cold stream called the Petite Gyronne near a bridge that ran in a secret gorge between the village of Chesières and the ski resort of Villars in the [[Alps Mountains]] in the French-speaking part of [[Switzerland]]. He wrote that a place near the gorge was where it had been said that ""the bravest of the boys would walk the entire"
"on the western bank of the Indus River; and Dam, Sohni's husband, was of the Samtia, living on the eastern bank. The love between Sohni and Mehar is attributed to a drink of milk that Mehar gave her during the marriage procession over the river. Legend has from Hyderabad, Pakistan. Sohni's tomb is located at Shahpur Chakar Road, Shahdadpur, and is visited by lovers. The story of Sohni and Mahiwal was popularized in the Punjabi qissa (long poem) ""Sohni Mahiwal"" by Fazal Shah Sayyad, who also wrote poems on Heer Ranjha, Laila Majnu and others. The Sohni Mahiwal love story"
"Gagan Harkara Gaganchandra Dam (; 1845–1910), mostly known as Gagan Harkara () was a Bengali Baul poet after the tune of whose famous song ""Ami Kothay Pabo Tare"" (কোথায় পাবো তারে) Rabindranath Tagore composed ""Amar Shonar Bangla"", the national anthem of Bangladesh. He resided at Kasba village in Kumarkhali Upazila in Kushtia. As he was a Postman at Shelaidaha Post office in Kumarkhali, people used to address him as ""Harkara""; in Bengali, ""Harkara"" stands for ""postman"". He was used to delivering and collecting letters from Rabindranath Tagore during his (Tagore's) days in Shelaidaha. Tagore wrote over him many times in"
"Adam Gondvi Adam Gondvi (born Ram Nath Singh; 22 October 1947 – 18 December 2011) was an Indian poet from Aata Paraspur, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. He wrote poetry in Hindi, highlighting the plight of marginalized castes, Dalits, impoverished people. Born in a poor farmer family, Gondvi's poetry was known for social commentary, scathing view of corrupt politicians and revolutionary in nature. In 1998, Madhya Pradesh government awarded him with Dushyant Kumar Prize. Gondvi died on 18 December 2011 in SGPGI, Lucknow due to stomach ailments. His poetry collections ""Dharti Ki Satah Par"" (Surface of the earth) and ""Samay Se Muthbhed"""
"Girish Tiwari (Girda) Girish Chandra Tewari ""Girda"" (गिरीश चन्द्र तिवारी 'गिर्दा') (10 September 1945 – 22 August 2010) was a scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, literary writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India. Born on 10 September 1945 in the village of Jyoli near Hawalbag in Almora District of Uttarakhand, he attended school at the Government Inter College in Almora and later schooling at Nainital. After meeting renowned lyricist and writer Late Brijendra Lal Sah, he realized his potential for creativity. At the age of twenty-one, Girda met social activists at Lakheempur Khiri and got influenced by their"
"miles north of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Naimisaranya is also known as Nimsar or Nimkhar and is located on the left bank of the river Gomati. The sacred well, namely ""Chakra Kunda"" is believed to have started from the weapon of Vishnu, ""Chakra"". There are shrines dedicated to Chakranarayana, Ganesh, Rama, Lakshman. This place has also been visited by Sankaracharya and the famous poet, Surdas resided here. Suthar, the author of 18 puranas is believed to have lived here and presented his sayings to the sages. The central deity is believed to have presided over the forest and hence the"
"partly after his life. Based upon the story, Satyajit Ray made his film: ""The Postmaster."" Tagore mentioned the following about Gagan: Gagan Harkara Gaganchandra Dam (; 1845–1910), mostly known as Gagan Harkara () was a Bengali Baul poet after the tune of whose famous song ""Ami Kothay Pabo Tare"" (কোথায় পাবো তারে) Rabindranath Tagore composed ""Amar Shonar Bangla"", the national anthem of Bangladesh. He resided at Kasba village in Kumarkhali Upazila in Kushtia. As he was a Postman at Shelaidaha Post office in Kumarkhali, people used to address him as ""Harkara""; in Bengali, ""Harkara"" stands for ""postman"". He was used"
"the fifteenth century, a poem in praise of the serpent-goddess written by Bipradas Pipilai gives us the first authentic glimpse of the area. Satgaon or Saptagram on the west bank of the Hooghly, between Bandel and Tribeni was a great port. Lower down the river, on the same bank, Betor was a large market town, where travellers paused to buy provisions and worship the goddess Chandi. Chitpur and Kalikata were neighbouring villages passed just before reaching Betor. Gobindapur and Sutanuti did not exist. Kalighat was a small sanctuary claiming just a bare mention. Caesar Frederick, a Venetian who had travelled"
"Ghat, a little below Nimtollah Ghat. Thence commenced the northern boundary of ‘Dhee’ Kolkata, and that village proceeded south as far as Baboo Ghat. Here Govindpore began and ended at the Govindpore Creek, afterwards called Surman’s Nullah and later Tolly’s Nullah."" At the end of the fifteenth century a poem in praise of the serpent-goddess written by Bipradas Pipilai gives us the first authentic glimpse of the area. Satgaon or Saptagram on the west bank of the Hooghly, between Bandel and Tribeni was a great port. Lower down the river, on the same bank, Betor was a large market town,"
"he was searching for Sanskrit manuscripts in Kashmir. The manuscript is highly mutilated, and several parts of the text (including the author's name) are missing from it. Although the author's name is missing from the manuscript, Har Bilas Sarda theorized that the text was composed by Jayanaka, who was a court-poet of Prithviraja. This theory is based on the following points: The poem is quoted by the Kashmiri scholar Jayaratha in his ""Vimarshini"" (c. 1200 CE), so it was definitely composed before this date. The poem mentions Prithviraja's victory over Muhammad of Ghor in the first Battle of Tarain, but"
"of Pratishthana (modern-day Paithan, Maharashtra). According to D. C. Sircar, he probably flourished between the 1st century BCE and 3rd century CE. An alternative account, mentioned in the ""Nepala Mahatmya"" of the Skanda Purana, states that Gunadhya was born in Mathura, and was a court poet of the king Madana of Ujjain. Sircar calls this tradition less authentic. The earliest reference to Vikramāditya is traced in the lost ""Brihatkatha"". Guṇāḍhya describes the great generosity, undaunted valour and other qualities of Vikramāditya, whose qualities are also mentioned by Satavahana king Hāla or Halavahana, a predecessor of Gautamiputra Satakarni in his ""Gaha"
"Chitham as a wood to the East of Kirby Hall toward the River Ouse, though there is no clear evidence that Long Plantation is a real place. This is about a mile north of Thorp Green. Brontë, who was then serving as a governess, was influenced, both positively and negatively, as a writer by her time at Thorp Green. She was not able to write often at Thorp Green and so this poem was likely written during, or after a vacation. Her stay at Thorp Green was intended to help her become independent and form for her own philosophies and"
"Mushika-vamsha Mushika-vamsha (IAST: Mūṣika-vaṃśa mahā-kāvyam) is a Sanskrit-language epic poem (""mahakavya"") composed by Atula, who is believed to have lived in the 11th century. It narrates the legendary history of the Mushika dynasty, which ruled the historical Kolathunadu (Ezhimala) region in the northern part of the present-day Kerala state of India. ""Mushika-vamsha"" is believed to have been written during the reign of the Mushika ruler Shrikantha, who is assumed to be a contemporary of the 11th century Chola ruler Rajendra I (see Historicity below). If this belief is true, ""Mushika-vamsha"" is the earliest known historical Sanskrit ""mahakavya"", pre-dating Kalhana's ""Rajatarangini"""
"Richard Henry Horne Richard Hengist Horne (born Richard Henry Horne) (31 December 1802 – 13 March 1884) was an English poet and critic most famous for his poem . Horne was born at Edmonton, London, son of James Horne, a quarter-master in the 61st Regiment. The family moved to Guernsey, where James was stationed, until James' death on 16 April 1810. Horne was raised at the home of his rich paternal grandmother and sent to a school at Edmonton and then to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, as he was intended for the army. Horne appears to have had as"
"Pushkar Lake, as an artificial lake, is also credited to the 12th century when a dam was built across the headwaters of the Luni River. The 10th Sikh guru, Guru Govind Singh (1666–1708), is said to have recited the Sikh sacred text ""Guru Granth Sahib"" on the banks of the lake. During the Mughal rule, there was a short break in the lake's importance due to the levy of a pilgrim tax and a ban on religious processions. In 1615–16, the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569–1627) built his hunting lodge (seen now in total ruins) on the shores of the Pushkar"
"a poem by Ravidas. The term means the city where there is no suffering or fear, and all are equal. There is a small ""chhatri"" (umbrella) in front of Meera’s temple in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan which bears Ravidas' engraved foot print. Legends link him as the ""guru"" of Meera, another major bhakti movement poet, but there is no historical evidence that they ever met. Ravidas Ravidas was a North Indian mystic poet-sant of the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a ""guru"" (teacher) in the region of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya"
"Gurram Jashuva Gurram Jashuva (or G Joshua) (28 September 1895 – 24 July 1971) was a Telugu poet.His real name was Anil Kumar.He was an IAS aspirant.He fell in love at tender age and became a poet.For that he was recognized with awards by Government of India. His literature's impact on the society was studied by researchers. Literary awards were instituted in his memory. Jashuva was born to Virayya and Lingamma in Vinukonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India to a community of leather workers. His father belonged to the Yadav caste and his mother belonged to the Madiga caste. Due"
"(Encounter with time) are quite popular. Some of his well-known poems are - Adam Gondvi Adam Gondvi (born Ram Nath Singh; 22 October 1947 – 18 December 2011) was an Indian poet from Aata Paraspur, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. He wrote poetry in Hindi, highlighting the plight of marginalized castes, Dalits, impoverished people. Born in a poor farmer family, Gondvi's poetry was known for social commentary, scathing view of corrupt politicians and revolutionary in nature. In 1998, Madhya Pradesh government awarded him with Dushyant Kumar Prize. Gondvi died on 18 December 2011 in SGPGI, Lucknow due to stomach ailments. His poetry"
"Prithviraj Raso The Prithviraj Raso (IAST: Pṛthvīrāj Rāso) is a Brajbhasha epic poem about the life of the 12th century Indian king Prithviraj Chauhan (c. 1166-1192 CE). It is attributed to Chand Bardai, who according to the text, was a court poet of the king. The earliest extant copy of the text dates back to the 16th century, although some scholars date its oldest version to the 13th century. By the 19th century, several interpolations and additions had been made to the original text under the patronage from Rajput rulers. The text now exists in four recensions. It contains a"
"Magtymguly Pyragy Magtymguly Pyragy (Persian: مختوم‌قلی فراغی ""Makhtumqoli Faraghi""; ; 1724 – 1807) was a Turkmen spiritual leader and philosophical poet who made great efforts to secure independence and for his people in the 18th century. Magtymguly is widely believed to have been born in the Hajygowshan village near Gonbad-e Qabus city in what is now the Iranian province of Golestan, the northern steppes of which are known as Turkmen Sahra (""Turkmen steppes""). In his poetry, Magtymguly says “Tell those who enquire about me that I am a Gerkez, I hail from Etrek and my name is Makhtumkuli,” identifying his"
"Prithviraja Vijaya Prithviraja Vijaya (IAST: Pṛthvīrāja Vijaya, ""Prithviraja's Victory"") is an eulogistic Sanskrit epic poem on the life of the Indian Chahamana king Prithviraja III (better known as Prithviraj Chauhan in the vernacular folk legends). It is believed to have been composed around 1191-1192 CE by Jayanaka, a Kashmiri poet-historian in the court of Prithviraja. Some portions of the poem are now lost. Besides Prithviraja's biography, the poem also gives an account of his ancestors. The only known manuscript of ""Prithviraja Vijaya"" is a birch bark manuscript written in Sharada script. It was discovered by Georg Bühler in 1875, when"
"Gireesh Puthenchery Gireesh Puthenchery (1 May 1961 – 10 February 2010) was a noted Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter. He also served as a governing council member of the Indian Performance Rights Society (IPRS). He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics seven times. He died on 10 February 2010 in Kozhikode. Gireesh Puthenchery was born to Pulikkal Krishna Panicker and Meenakshiyamma in Puthenchery near Ulliyeri village in Koyilandy taluk in Kozhikode district (Calicut). His father was an astrologer and Ayurvedic practitioner and his mother was a Carnatic musician. His nephew Sajan K. Ram is a music composer. Beginning"
"time, Gurney was something of a local poet, rooted in Gloucester and its surroundings, which remained a touchstone of reality for him, both in the front line and later in the asylum. In the preface to his first book, he wrote of ""my county, Gloucester, that whether I live or die stays always with me."" His tribute poem, ""Crickley Hill"", was described by Edna Longley as ""perhaps Gurney's most rapturous expression of local patriotism"". The following poems provide a good introduction to his work: To his Love(Poem) Ivor Gurney Ivor Bertie Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was"
"Mahiwal and Mirza Sahiban are said to have happened near the banks of ancient Chenab River. Out of the five rivers of the Punjab, the river Chenab is forever linked and often mentioned in the history books of these folk love tales. Waris Shah Waris Shah ( , ; 1722–1798) was a Punjabi Sufi poet of Chishti order, known for his contribution to Punjabi literature. Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Khan, Punjab, present-day Pakistan into a reputed Sayyid family and was a descendant of Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki through his son Sayyid Badruddin. His father's name was Gulsher Shah"
"Gunvantrai Acharya Gunvantrai Popatbhai Acharya (9 September 1900 – 25 November 1965) was a Gujarati language novelist and journalist from India. His experience with seafarers impacted his adventure and novel writings. His works include several historical fiction novels. He was born on 9 September 1900 in Jetalsar near Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. He completed his school education from Mandvi, Kutch where he came in contact with seafarers. His father Popatbhai was in police department. He joined college but left it in short time. He joined ""Saurashtramitra"" daily in 1927. He was also associated with several news dailies like ""Saurashtra"", ""Phulchhab"", ""Prajabandhu"""
"Birpurush (poem) ""Birpurush"" (, , English:""The Hero"") is a Bengali poem written by Rabindranath Tagore. The poem depicts a child fantasising that he saves his mother from dacoits. In the evening, when the sun is set, the child and his mother reach a barren place. There is not a single soul there. Even the cattle have returned home. Plodding silence reigns there. The mother is a bit afraid and wonders where they have arrived. The child reassures her and tells her that there is a small river ahead. The mother sees a shimmering light and asks her son about it."
"was apparently composed and recited during one of the King's boat journeys in which Warrier was also present. While describing with great poignance the poverty of Kuchela and the benevolence of Krishna, Warrier was indirectly presenting his miseries before the King seeking the King's help. It is considered that Warrier was amply rewarded. Although composed more than two centuries ago, the poem is still one of the most popular poems of Malayalam language. An annotated edition was published by DC Books. Ramapurathu Warrier Ramapurathu Warrier (1703–1753) is considered to be the pioneer of the ""Vanchipattu"" or Boatsong form of poetry"
"Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana (17 December 1556 – 1627) (Urdu: ), also known as baba Rahim was a poet who lived during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar. He was one of the nine important ministers (dewan) in his court, also known as the Navaratnas. Rahim is known for his Urdu couplets and his books on astrology. The village of Khan Khana, which is named after him, is located in the Nawanshahr district of the state of Punjab, India. Abdul Rahim was the son of Bairam Khan, Akbar's trusted guardian and mentor, who was of"
"among themselves. Tikkana's other literary contributions include ""Vijayasenamu"", ""Kavivaagbandhamu"","" Krishnasatakamu"", etc. Though he was second to Nannayya in attempting to translate Mahabharatamu and second poet among the Trinity of Poets, he is second to none in his political, religious and literary accomplishments. There is a library named after him in Guntur. It is maintained by a committee headed by Machiraju Sitapati and Kurakula Guraviah, an ex-corporator. In 2013 they celebrated 100 years of the library's functioning. Tikkana Tikkana (or Tikkana Somayaji) (1205–1288) was born into a Telugu Brahmin Shaivite family during the Golden Age of the Kakatiya dynasty. He was"