Truman Capote

Truman García Capote: (New Orleans, 30 September 1924 – Los Angeles, 25 August 1984). American writer. He wrote fiction, non-fiction, short stories and plays. His best-known works are In Cold Blood (1966) and the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958). At least 20 films and television series have been made from his works. Aprils have never… Lees verder Truman Capote

Emma Lazarus

Emma Lazarus: (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887). American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet “The New Colossus”, which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty, in 1883. Its lines appear inscribed on a bronze plaque, installed… Lees verder Emma Lazarus

William Cullen Bryant

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

Onitsura

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

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