Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Michael Hogan: Irish poet, born in New Road, Thomondgate in 1832.                                                                                         … Lees verder Michael Hogan

A year from now, you may wish you had started today.

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best,and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of… Lees verder Christian D. Larson

Everyone needs freedom to really express themselves. Take it, especially when others try to talk you out of it.

William Cullen Bryant: (Cummington, 3 November 1794 – New York, 12 June 1878). American Romantic nature poet and journalist who belonged to the group of the Fireside Poets. The quiet August noon has come. A slumberous silence fills the sky. The winds are still, the trees are dumb. In glassy sleep, the waters lie. The… Lees verder William Cullen Bryant

Uejima Onitsura: In deze Japanse naam komt de achternaam Uejima voor. Uejima Onitsura (april 1661 – 2 augustus 1738). Japanse haikudichter uit de Edo-periode. Prominent in Osaka en behorend tot de Danrin school van de Japanse poëzie, wordt Uejima, samen met andere dichters uit de Edo-periode, toegeschreven aan het helpen definiëren en illustreren van Bashō’s… Lees verder Onitsura

Joni Mitchell: Born as Roberta Joan Anderson. (Fort Macleod, 7 November 1943). Canadian singer-songwriter. She is also into photography, poetry and painting. Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel as every fairy tale comes real. My heart is broken in the face of the stupidity of my species. We are… Lees verder Joni Mitchell

Frank James Ryan Jr. American poet, Born & Raised in The City That Never Sleeps, New York…U.S.A. Began posting his work as a member of an online poetry group in 2006. This is for June and all the summers it brings. For the chiming of the church bells that sing in songs of matrimony o’er… Lees verder Frank James Ryan Jr.

Robert Graves: (Wimbledon (London), 24 July 1895 – Deià in Majorca, 7 December 1985). English poet and writer. In his long life, he accounted for 140 works. His best-known work is the historical novel I, Claudius, but Graves considered himself first and foremost a poet. No need for a bowl or silver spoon, sugar or… Lees verder Robert Graves

Jorja Alice Smith: (Walsall, UK, 11 June 1997). English singer and singer-songwriter. Her musical repertoire includes songs in various genres, including R&B, soul, grime and UK garage. Smith gained fame in 2016 with her debut single ‘Blue Lights’. The following year, her fame rose after she was featured on Drake’s mixtape More Life, in the… Lees verder Jorja Smith