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Rochester-American Patriot, Summer 1942
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THE STORIES ABOUT THE POEMS THE YANKEE SOLDIER'S VOW This stirring war poem, which won recognition twice in the Rochester Times-Union, was written by a defense worker, Miss Florence Adelaide Reed, of Rochester, New York. It is the result of five minutes' poetic inspiration four weeks ago. They are powerful lines because they are genuine and to the point, and of especial value in these critical times. The demand for copies of "The Yankee Soldier's Vow" grew so rapidly that it was necessary to have it printed on a postcard suitably decorated with tiny American flags. These postcards have been sent to American soldiers in virtually every camp in America, and to Australia, Alaska, Ireland, Iceland, the Philippines, and Hawaii. The cards are now being sold at the following Rochester stores: Liggett's Pharmacy, corner of Main and Clinton, Lake Pharmacy, 16 Atlantic Avenue, Green's, 132 Main Street East, and Mechanic's Institute Students' Supply Store. Miss Reed has also written a book of children's verses which has not been submitted to publishers. When in high school she won first prize in a poetry contest. "The Yankee Soldier's Vow" is appearing in The Rochester-American Patriot with the special permission of the author. I LAUGH TO THINK OF YOU This lyric, by the writer, will also appear in "Freedom Calling", the publication announced on page six. The verses here were really harder to write than they appear, and so can hardly be termed the work of genius. But the author is well pleased if they accomplish their purpose. They are intended to form a souvenir in words, of the last meeting of the term, of a night-school music-class he recently attended. Poems by the same writer have appeared in the Democrat and Chronicle, Nepenthe, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Imagination, The Sodalogue, and many other publications. TO THE AMERICAN FLAG This masterfully written poem is by one of the greatest writers of weird fiction which this country has produced since Edgar Allan Poe. It was written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1918, and so far as is known has been printed only once, in a special memorial issue of "The Californian", one of the outstanding publications of the National Amateur Press Association, to commemorate his passing in 1937. It is the belief of the writer that items like this should never be destined to the obscurity of a collector's bookshelves, as they are too valuable when brought to light. Besides letter-work under his own name, H. P. Lovecraft was the mysterious ghost-writer for such famous people as Houdini. He was also one of the greatest scholars who ever lived. An anthology of his stories called "The Outsider and Others" is now available at the Rundell Public Library, and two more anthologies, to consist of his poems and letters, are being edited for printing in the near future. ........................................... A NOTE ON THE ART-WORK The illustration in this magazine were prepared from sketches supplied by Charles H. Hickox, our "Golden Atom" discovery of 1939. ............................................. Words of Wisdom for this year: Save both ways! Buy defense bonds! -- Ed. ............................................ Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are the these: It might have been! True no longer. For I have shown that 'It might have been --- worse!! (Stanley G. Weinbaum, "The Worlds of If").
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THE STORIES ABOUT THE POEMS THE YANKEE SOLDIER'S VOW This stirring war poem, which won recognition twice in the Rochester Times-Union, was written by a defense worker, Miss Florence Adelaide Reed, of Rochester, New York. It is the result of five minutes' poetic inspiration four weeks ago. They are powerful lines because they are genuine and to the point, and of especial value in these critical times. The demand for copies of "The Yankee Soldier's Vow" grew so rapidly that it was necessary to have it printed on a postcard suitably decorated with tiny American flags. These postcards have been sent to American soldiers in virtually every camp in America, and to Australia, Alaska, Ireland, Iceland, the Philippines, and Hawaii. The cards are now being sold at the following Rochester stores: Liggett's Pharmacy, corner of Main and Clinton, Lake Pharmacy, 16 Atlantic Avenue, Green's, 132 Main Street East, and Mechanic's Institute Students' Supply Store. Miss Reed has also written a book of children's verses which has not been submitted to publishers. When in high school she won first prize in a poetry contest. "The Yankee Soldier's Vow" is appearing in The Rochester-American Patriot with the special permission of the author. I LAUGH TO THINK OF YOU This lyric, by the writer, will also appear in "Freedom Calling", the publication announced on page six. The verses here were really harder to write than they appear, and so can hardly be termed the work of genius. But the author is well pleased if they accomplish their purpose. They are intended to form a souvenir in words, of the last meeting of the term, of a night-school music-class he recently attended. Poems by the same writer have appeared in the Democrat and Chronicle, Nepenthe, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Imagination, The Sodalogue, and many other publications. TO THE AMERICAN FLAG This masterfully written poem is by one of the greatest writers of weird fiction which this country has produced since Edgar Allan Poe. It was written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1918, and so far as is known has been printed only once, in a special memorial issue of "The Californian", one of the outstanding publications of the National Amateur Press Association, to commemorate his passing in 1937. It is the belief of the writer that items like this should never be destined to the obscurity of a collector's bookshelves, as they are too valuable when brought to light. Besides letter-work under his own name, H. P. Lovecraft was the mysterious ghost-writer for such famous people as Houdini. He was also one of the greatest scholars who ever lived. An anthology of his stories called "The Outsider and Others" is now available at the Rundell Public Library, and two more anthologies, to consist of his poems and letters, are being edited for printing in the near future. ........................................... A NOTE ON THE ART-WORK The illustration in this magazine were prepared from sketches supplied by Charles H. Hickox, our "Golden Atom" discovery of 1939. ............................................. Words of Wisdom for this year: Save both ways! Buy defense bonds! -- Ed. ............................................ Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are the these: It might have been! True no longer. For I have shown that 'It might have been --- worse!! (Stanley G. Weinbaum, "The Worlds of If").
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