Category: poetry

John Scroggin’s First Visit at Chautauqua: A Poem by George F Beasley – Rostie Publishing

First published in 1899:”JOHN SCROGGIN was a farmer,Whom I met one time in Wayne;He was raw-boned, lean and lanky,And his neighbors thought him cranky;He was said to have a mighty love of gain.With that love he had the prudenceAnd the parsimony, too,In the little things of dealing,Conscience rarely troubled feeling;And often interlarded were his butter… Read More John Scroggin’s First Visit at Chautauqua: A Poem by George F Beasley – Rostie Publishing

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Poetry from The Liberator Vol 1, No 1, March 1918 – Rostie Publishing

The Masses was a socialist magazine published in America from 1911-19147. Its demise was brought on when the federal government brought charges against it for conspiring to obstruct conscription during World War I.To carry on its work, siblings Max and Crystal Eastman founded The Liberator. Max, an American writer, and his sister, Crystal, an American… Read More Poetry from The Liberator Vol 1, No 1, March 1918 – Rostie Publishing

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Musings: Poems and Life by Gaylia Kenslow – Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing

I have been blessed with poets in my life; allow me to introduce you to one, Gaylia Kenslow – Stogsdill, my mother in-law. She was a great woman with a kind and loving heart. Always willing to help out and take care of business.She was born in Lanton, Missouri in 1931. The only child of… Read More Musings: Poems and Life by Gaylia Kenslow – Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing

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