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Rain by Shel Silverstein. A Dandling Song by Anonymous My Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke. A place for poetry - Hello Poetry. 5119_606c.png (PNG Image, 382x543 pixels) - Scaled (97. COMPLETE COLLECTION OF POEMS BY RUDYARD KIPLING. Kipling gained renown throughout the world as a poet and storyteller. He was also known as a leading supporter of the British Empire. As apparent from his stories and poems, Kipling interested himself in the romance and adventure which he found in Great Britain's colonial expansion. Kipling was born on Dec.30, 1865, in Bombay, where his father directed an art school. He learned Hindi from his nurse, and he also learned stories of jungle animals. In 1889, Kipling return to England. Kipling composed many of his poems while living for several years in the United States in the mid-1890s.

In 1896, Kipling returned to England from the United States. In 1900, Kipling went to South Africa to report the Boer War for an English newspaper. Before World War I, Kipling became active in politics. he widely lectured and wrote for the British cause both before and during the war. Charles Bukowski, American Author ~ Poem and story database. Charles Bukowski, American Author ~ World's largest poem manuscr. The Poetry Foundation : Find Poems and Poets. Discover Poetry.