Thomas Hood was a British humorist and poet. Hood began writing and contributing various humorous and poetical articles to the provincial newspapers and magazines. In 1821, he was appointed as Sub-Editor of the ‘London Magazine’ and became acquainted with several established writers and poets such as Thomas de Quincey, Charles Lamb, John Clare and Allan Cunningham. Hood would become ill and created many of his poems and writings while on his sick-bed. Hood would create such popular poems such as ‘Song of the Shirt’ , ‘The Bridge of Sighs’ and ‘The Song of the Laborer’. Hood would later become associated with ‘Athenaeum’ which was a literary magazine that began in 1828. He would become a regular contributor to the magazine until his death. Hood was also an accomplished illustrator having drawn many of his pictures for his Annual Comic Hood Volumes that he created himself. Hood is being used this month for his humorous quote on November’s weather and how it’s easy to tell what time of the year it is based on this quote he gave us about the month of November…
| “No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, – November!”. – Thomas Hood |
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