Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Nakagawa Otsuyu: (1675–1739). Japanese haiku poet and artist, also known by the pen name Bakurin, who was born in Yamada, Ise Province (modern-day Mie Prefecture), Japan. He was a lumber merchant by profession and is regarded as the founder of the Ise school of haiku, having been influenced by the style of Kyoto Iwata and… Lees verder Otsuyu Nakagawa

Karen B. Gibbs: Published by Today.com, New Jersey Family, Inside Northside, Inside New Orleans, Silvur, Been Verified, iVillage and Accent Magazine, as well as writing for Citibank, Procter & Gamble and Bed Bath & Beyond Wrote a 60-part series on stain removal for Today.com Author of the commissioned biography Worth the Wait. Leaves grow old… Lees verder Karen Gibbs

Lauren DeStefano: (born October 13, 1984). American young adult author. She is best known for the Chemical Garden series of novels and her gallows humor. Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.

D.H. Lawrence: The pen name of David Herbert Richards Lawrence. (Eastwood (Nottinghamshire), 11 September 1885 – Vence (France), 2 March 1930). English novelist. He also wrote essays, poems, stories, travelogues, plays, literary critiques and translations. He also taught for a time. Now in November nearer comes the sun down the abandoned heaven.

Mehmet Murat Ildan: Born: 16 May 1965, Elazig, Turkey. Turkish (stage) writer. Every sunset is a journey, a journey to remember the memories of the past. Let all the failures of your past year be your best guide in the New Year. There is October in every November and there is November in every December!… Lees verder Mehmet Murat Ildan

Anne Bosworth Greene (1878-1961) Author and artist. Born in England, although lived most of her life in America. She lived on a farm in Vermont, where she kept horses and Shetland ponies. She wrote an autobiographical account of the time she spent a winter alone there, and also two children’s stories about a Shetland, no… Lees verder Anne Bosworth Greene

Thomas Hood: (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845). English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as “The Bridge of Sighs” and “The Song of the Shirt”. Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. He later published a magazine largely consisting of his own works. Hood, never robust, had… Lees verder Thomas Hood

Cynthia Rylant: (née Smith; June 6, 1954). American author and librarian. She has written more than 100 children’s books including works of fiction (picture books, short stories and novels), nonfiction, and poetry. Several of her books have won awards including her novel Missing May, which won the 1993 Newbery Medal, and A Fine White Dust,… Lees verder Cynthia Rylant

Martha Ellis Gellhorn: (St. Louis, Missouri, 8 November 1908 — London, 16 February 1998). American writer who became the most important female war correspondent of the twentieth century. She was active from the late 1930s to the 1980s and was Ernest Hemingway’s third wife. In November, you begin to know how long the winter will… Lees verder Martha Gellhorn

In this Veteran’s Day ( november, 11 ), we stop and are thankful for all those who have fought in wars so that we may all enjoy our freedom. The bravery and risk that these men and women took will not be forgotten.