Celia Thaxter

Celia Thaxter: (née Laighton; June 29, 1835 – August 25, 1894). American writer of poetry and stories. For most of her life, she lived with her father on the Isles of Shoals at his Appledore Hotel. How she grew up to become a writer is detailed in her early autobiography (published by St. Nicholas), and… Lees verder Celia Thaxter

Denis Florence MacCarthy

Denis Florence MacCarthy: (26 May 1817 – 9 April 1882). Irish poet, translator, and biographer, from Dublin. Ah! My heart is weary waiting, waiting for the May, waiting for the pleasant rambles where the fragrant hawthorn brambles. Where the woodbine alternating, scent the dewy way. Ah! My heart is weary, waiting, waiting for the May.

Sara Teasdale

Sara Trevor Teasdale: (Later Filsinger; August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933). American lyric poet. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and used the name Filsinger after her 1914 marriage. In 1918, she won a Pulitzer Prize for her 1917 poetry collection Love Songs. The world is tired, the year is old. The faded… Lees verder Sara Teasdale

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: (Portland, Maine, 27 February 1807 – Cambridge, Massachusetts, 24 March 1882). American educator and poet whose works include Paul Revere’s Ride, The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was one of the five Fireside Poets. Softly the evening came with the sunset. Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows… Lees verder Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Isaak Öztürk

Isaak Öztürk: German writer of Turkish descent. Born on 28 October 1988 in Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württhemberg Germany. Öztürk started writing when he was 14 years old. His main event was a love he has never lost in his life and will never lose. Nobody is too busy to reach out to you. It just depends… Lees verder Isaak Öztürk