A verse celebrating H.L. Mencken by poet Greg McNeilly.

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

A verse celebrating George Washington by poet Greg McNeilly.

United in Gratitude a verse celebrating Thanksgiving by poet Greg McNeilly

A verse celebrating Oliver Howard by poet 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

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.

A verse celebrating the legacy of Henry Ford by poet Greg McNeilly

On the anniversary of her death, this verse by poet Greg McNeilly celebrates the life of Sally Ride.

A verse celebrating Gerald R Ford by poet Greg McNeilly