Yikes Yeats

Come away, O human child,  To the waters and the wild, With a fairy, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand. ~ W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) Come away, O child, To the Truth, to the living waters and the wild. With an angel guiding, with Holy Spirit abiding,…

Phyllis Wheatley

Phyllis believed in the God of the Bible, a remarkable overcomer. Unusually bright, the Wheatley household recognized her potential and she was encouraged to read and write. In 2 years, Phyllis mastered English and amazed everyone as she learned Greek and Latin. This angered Boston scholars. She never earned a dime for her poetry and…

Barbie Writes

A young girl known as Barbie, within her family of five, was the kid who had always felt an internal glee as she scribbled down words on a blank page. She was named Barbara after her maternal, German grandma, whom she never got to meet. She was given free access to a desk, unlimited paper,…