Poetry Gallery

Sappho - House of Muses

Atthis, Telesippa, Megara, Anactoria and Euneica sitting at the feet of the poetess Sappho as she recites some of her work. No. 5 in a series on Famous Women from History written by Kenneth Bell and illustrated by Fortunino Matania in Britannia and Eve. Date: BC

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The NeedleWorker, WW1 knitting with Jessie Pope poem

Page from The Needle Worker from March 1915, advising readers on knitting for men and boys and featuring, The Knitting Song, a poem by Jessie Pope, reflecting the national mania for knitting comforts for the troops at this time. Date: 1915

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Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. Konopacka

Halina Konopacka (1900 - 1989), famous athlete and the first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw, breaking her own world record. This was the first women's gold-winning track and field event in the Olympics. She was also known in Poland for her poetry according to the caption. What a gal. Date: 1928

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