The following poem by Leah Rachel Clara Yoffie appears in Contemporary Verse, Volume 9 (1920), p. 144 , as well as the St. Louis weekly ne...

Below is the poem which won 3rd place in the Poetry & Song category of the 2017 ISFHWE Excellence-in-Writing Competition . Last year, I ...

The below poem of mine was entered into the 2016 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors Excellence-in-Writing competiti...

In honor of Israeli Independence Day and Jewish Heritage Month, here is part of a poem by Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000) - considered by many t...

I wrote this poem five years ago. George Van Every, the first son of my second great grandparents, Samuel and Abigail (Stuart) Van Every, ...

Crestleaf - a genealogical database - is sponsoring a surname challenge  to compose a creative post using their surname database. I think t...

Below are several poems for the holiday Gratitude - by Edgar A. Guest (©1917) Be grateful for the kindly friends that walk along your wa...

Bill West of West In New England is hosting The Sixth Annual Great Genealogy Poetry Challenge 1. Find a poem by a local poet, famous or ob...

A Toast to the First and the Fourth of July for David Van Every (1757-1820) ©July 2009 - John Newmark For two years my fourth great foug...

The Midnight Ride of William Dawes  - by Helen F Moore (1896) I am a wandering, bitter shade, Never of me was a hero made; Poets have ne...

Tu b'Av is a relatively obscure Jewish holiday that falls on the fifteenth day of the month of Av (sundown Sunday, July 21 to sundown M...

Happy Independence Day! The New Colossus Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from ...

The Midnight Ride of William Dawes  - by Helen F Moore (1896) I am a wandering, bitter shade, Never of me was a hero made; Poets have n...

I am an aficionado of poetry. I enjoy reading, writing, and performing  the art. In the past six years I have devoted several blog posts to ...

Tonight's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun  challenge from Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings  was based on the 100-word challenge . The 100-wo...

It is time for me to share my selection for the Fourth Annual Great Genealogy Poetry Challenge  hosted by West in New England . Find a poe...

To A Lady by Victor Hugo, From Les Feuilles D'Automne Child, were I king, I'd yield my royal rule,      My chariot, scep...

Genealogy Research I was kneeling in front of the gravestone Wearing a faded pair of jeans I had forgotten to bring my digital camera B...

Below are several poems I have posted here on past Thanksgivings, all gathered together in one post.  I am posting them a day early in case...

Bill West at West in New England is hosting his Third Annual Great Genealogy Poetry Challenge Find a poem by a local poet, famous or obsc...