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Libraries, Literature & Learning

A collection about writers, their books, and more. It's all about literature and learning! Visit your school library to learn even more!

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Within this Collection

Collection American Writers
American Writers
Collection Authors of Children's Books
Authors of Children's Books
Collection For Student Writers
For Student Writers
Collection For Young Readers
For Young Readers

Learn about children's books, as well as authors and illustrators of children's books.

Collection Illustrators
Illustrators
Collection Journalism, Broadcasting & Communications
Journalism, Broadcasting & Communications
Collection Poets & Poetry
Poets & Poetry

April is National Poetry Month. View our Poets & Poetry Collection and our Poets Laureate Collection.

Collection Poets Laureate
Poets Laureate

Learn more about and meet poets laureate feature here on Knowitall.

Collection S.C. Authors
S.C. Authors
Collection Shakespeare
Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor.

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Sue Monk Kidd | A Literary Tour of South Carolina C. Hope Clark | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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C. Hope Clark | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
C. Hope Clark lives in Chapin, S.C. Hope has one Oepington and one Dominiquer Hen as her pets and is the managing editor for fundsforwriters.com. She is a mystery writer and discusses techniques she...
Renaissance Theater (1300-1600 A.D.) | Kids Work!

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Renaissance Theater (1300-1600 A.D.) | Kids Work!
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In the Renaissance (Re-nais-sance) period, from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries, an interest in classical Greek and Roman art, culture and theater returned. Two major theater design...
Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina: Commentary

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Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina: Commentary
From the Jazz Age to the Digital Age: Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina - Celebrating Pulitzer Commentary with Kathleen Parker and Jim Hoagland, Moderated by Charles Bierbauer. Two Washington...
Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina: Reporting

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Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina: Reporting
From the Jazz Age to the Digital Age: Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina - Celebrating Pulitzer Public Service Journalism with the Charleston Post and Courier Journalists Natalie Caula-Hauff...
Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina: Literature

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Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina: Literature
From the Jazz Age to the Digital Age: Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina - Celebrating Pulitzer Novelist Julia Peterkin. Julia Mood Peterkin was South Carolina’s first Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Sound Studio | Artopia

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Sound Studio | Artopia
In the theater, sound refers to sound effects and music, as well as the audibility of the actors. Adding music and sound effects, like lighting, can change the mood of a production. Sound can also...
Lighting Studio | Artopia

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Lighting Studio | Artopia
Theater lighting is an important aspect of the stage picture. The first thing theater lights do is to illuminate the stage and actors so they can be seen. Lighting can create the mood of a scen and...
Costume Shop: Fashion in Shakespeare's Time | Artopia

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Costume Shop: Fashion in Shakespeare's Time | Artopia
In Shakespeare's day fashion made a major statement. Wealthy people wore expensive, uncomfortable clothes because they demonstrated a person's prosperity and high social standing. To dress the actors...
Charlayne Hunter-Gault | Road Trip

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Charlayne Hunter-Gault | Road Trip
Due West native Charlayne Hunter-Gault was one of the first of two African Americans to integrate the University of Georgia. She later wins fame as a co-anchor reporter for the PBS/McNeil Lehrer...
August Wilson | Artopia

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August Wilson | Artopia
Illustration by Maria Manhattan August Wilson was born on April 27, 1945 and grew up in the Hill district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His childhood experiences in this particular community and the...
Garcia Lorca | Artopia

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Garcia Lorca | Artopia
Illustration by Maria Manhattan García Lorca was born Federico García Lorca on June 5, 1898, in Fuente Vaqueros in the Spanish province of Granada. As a child, he expressed his creativity and vivid...
Comparisons, Part 2 | Tools of the Trade

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Comparisons, Part 2 | Tools of the Trade
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So, Tom used simile and metaphor in his poem. He even gave it a name! Small Victory Like enormous snails a bunch of munching cows cross the road, chewing their cuds as green, gloppy paste drips from...
Comparisons, Part 1 | Tools of the Trade

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Comparisons, Part 1 | Tools of the Trade
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Michael Carey's two most basic tools for saying more with less are simile and metaphor. Michael teaches that these tools of comparison add even more meaning to a poem. A simile is a comparison that...
Rhythm and Line Breaks | Tools of the Trade

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Rhythm and Line Breaks | Tools of the Trade
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Rhythm and Line Breaks There are even more ways that Tom Slack can improve on his word "painting." Michael Carey teaches that rhythm and line breaks are basic tools that add meaning to poems. Like a...
What Is Haiku? What Are the Rules?

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What Is Haiku? What Are the Rules?
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What Is Haiku? "Simply what is happening in this place at this moment." - Matsuo Basho Traditional haiku describes a moment in time using words that awaken the senses. Matsuo Basho, a famous haiku...
Grace Freeman | Poets Laureate

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Grace Freeman | Poets Laureate
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Grace Freeman S.C. Poet Laureate 1985 - 1986 Grace Freeman was named poet laureate of South Carolina by Governor Dick Riley in 1985. Grace was born in Greenville County, and her poems, stories, plays...
Ennis Rees | Poets Laureate

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Ennis Rees | Poets Laureate
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Ennis Rees S.C. Poet Laureate 1984 - 1985 In 1984, Ennis Rees was named the third poet laureate of South Carolina by Governor Dick Riley. At the time, Ennis had been an English professor at the...
Andy Warhol | Artopia

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Andy Warhol | Artopia
Illustration by Maria Manhattan Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His given name was Andrew Warhola and his father, a construction worker, died in an accident when he...
Helen von Kolnitz Hyer | Poets Laureate

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Helen von Kolnitz Hyer | Poets Laureate
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Helen von Kolnitz Hyer S.C. Poet Laureate 1974 - 1983 Like Archibald Rutledge, Helen von Kolnitz Hyer had a calling to be a poet at a very young age. As a girl, she memorized poems from her aunt's...
Archibald Rutledge | Poets Laureate

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Archibald Rutledge | Poets Laureate
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Archibald Rutledge S.C. Poet Laureate 1936-1949 It has been said that "Archie" Rutledge was a born poet. He composed his first piece of poetry at the age of three. It exists in print to this very day...
What Is a Poet Laureate? | Poets Laureate

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What Is a Poet Laureate? | Poets Laureate
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Poets Laureate of England The tradition of employing a poet as "poet laureate" began with the royalty of England in the 16th century. Poets laureate held an official position in the royal court. The...
Pat Mora | Poetry All-Stars

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Pat Mora | Poetry All-Stars
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Pat Mora (1942 - ) Pat Mora is a writer of numerous children's books of poetry and prose. Mora is a native of El Paso, Texas and her work often features local interests, such as her family, the...