Verse

A verse celebrating Richard Nixon by poet Greg McNeilly,

A verse by poet Greg McNeilly on the legacy of President Andrew Johnson.

Remembering the academic architect of the progressive state: Woodrow Wilson

Some lives refuse to be reduced to biography. They insist on becoming a weather system. A pressure front that changes what comes after. Clara Barton is one of those. She entered the world on Christmas morning in 1821. Before the country had words for disaster response or humanitarian infrastructure, before “service” became a credential, she moved toward suffering the way others move toward shelter. War. Flood. Fire. Hunger. She walked into the places where systems fail

United in Gratitude a verse celebrating Thanksgiving by poet Greg McNeilly

A poem celebrating the legacy of Hollywood challenging it to be its best.

A verse celebrating Oliver Howard by poet Greg McNeilly

A poem celebrating Teddy Roosevelt by Greg McNeilly.

A poem celebrating Thomas Edison by Greg McNeilly.

An accrostic verse celebrating Jimmy Carter by poet Greg McNeilly

A verse celebrating the legacy of Daniel Boone from poet Greg McNeilly

Remembering the legacy of William Howard Taft in verse.

A verse celebrating the legacy of H.L. Mencken by poet Greg McNeilly

A poem memorializing Spt 11 by Greg McNeilly.

A poem celebrating Charles Lindbergh "One Man, One Plane" written by Greg McNeilly.

They called him the “Glider King.” It sounded romantic, like something from a newspaper cartoon. But Otto Lilienthal wasn’t a king. He...

An acrostic poem celebrating the life and legacy of Herbert Hoover

Celebrating the Great Lakes with the poem The Five Sisters by poet Greg McNeilly

This verse celebrates Neil Armstrong by poet Greg McNeilly.

An acrostic poem celebrating the life and legacy of Barack Obama.