Miller, Francesca Falk

[Five Original Typed Poems, Signed, and One Typed Letter, Signed by Illinois Poet Francesca Falk Miller]

Chicago: 1926. Six octavo leaves, typed on recto only. Old folds, some light wear and soiling. Three leaves signed, some dated, other notations. Good. Item #1065

Six manuscript pieces from early in the career of Chicago poet and author Francesca Falk Miller (1888-1969), comprised of five poems and one letter bearing a verse. Three of the pieces are dated at Chicago, 1926, and we assume they are all of similar vintage. Poems present here are entitled, "Prayer for a New Love"; "Illinois"; "A Woman in a Garden"; and two pieces for the Daughters of the American Revolution entitled "When They Speak of Her! -- written for the President General Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, and dedicated to her by one of her Illinois 'Daughters'" and "The Tenth Birthday of the General Henry Dearborn Chapter, D.A.R." The sixth manuscript present here is a typed letter to a Mrs. Hanley, discussing a co-written poem. Herein Miller includes the fifth verse, seven lines long, with a post script that indicates she feels the fourth verse is a bit stronger, but this may be a better ending. Miller, a native of Chicago, authored several works of poetry, as well as the historical fiction "The Sands: The Story of Chicago's Front Yard." She founded the Chicago chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters in 1944, and was actively involved in the organization.

Price: $250.00