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His most well-known work is the poem, "Your Flag and My Flag". It appeared in the Baltimore American in 1902, and became popular during World War I. [1] It was often recited in school classrooms. [4] Much of his work was published by Chicago publishers P. F. Volland Company [8] and Frank K. Root & Co. [9]
The Moon-Man and the Fairies (1930), a book of children's poetry, was released with illustrations by North Shore artist Grace Judge. The Vancouver Sun owners The Sun Publishing Co. Ltd. printed the title. [3] A reviewer for The Province said parents "should not miss" the local title, deeming the poems "strikingly original." They continued that ...
Richard Blanco (born February 15, 1968) is an American poet, public speaker, author, playwright, and civil engineer.He is the fifth poet to read at a United States presidential inauguration, having read the poem "One Today" for Barack Obama's second inauguration.
Bennett was the author of poems such as "A Desert Love Song" (Munsey's Aug. 1902) and "Gangway! Gangway", ( National Magazine Mar. 1901) and the short stories "The Face of Ompah" ( National Magazine June 1900) and "A Glorious Privilege", ( National Magazine Nov. 1900) but remains best known as the author of the popular patriotic poem, "Hats Off ...
America, Why I Love Her is an album of poetry recited by John Wayne. It was released on the RCA Victor label (LSP-4828) on March 1, 1973. It consists of patriotic poems written by actor John Mitchum, the brother of Robert Mitchum.
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Cigrand became president of the American Flag Day Association and later of the National Flag Day Society, which allowed him to promote his cause with organizational backing. Cigrand once noted he had given 2,188 speeches on patriotism and the flag. [14] After 30 years of advocacy, in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 Flag Day.
Kindergarten teacher Jeff Berry gave a touching speech at the Lawrence High School graduation on June 18, recognizing that many of the grads had been part of his kindergarten class when he began ...