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Randal A. Burd, Jr. is the editor of Sparks of Calliope. A Pushcart Prize nominee for his poem, "Humblest Apologies," from his 2nd collection, "Memoirs of a Witness Tree" (Kelsay Books, 2020), Randal has published poetry in numerous literary journals, both online and in print. Follow him on Twitter: @colonelrandal.

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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Orion P. Howe

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.April 6, 2021

Inspiration at Vicksburg: Poetry Beyond the Forlorn Hope   In the December 31, 2018, edition of the Missouri Unionist you’ll find an article remembering the brave actions of Civil War […]

History Teaching

Jesse James: The Legend Who Would Not Die

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 30, 2021

For anyone who grew up in the Ozarks, the James brothers are not just historical figures, they are local legends. Jesse James and his brother Frank were members of Quantrill’s […]

Poetry

94 Literary Magazines Accepting Reprints (Updated for 2023)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 26, 2021

I took the 2016 list entitled “185 Literary Magazines Accepting Reprints” from publishedtodeath.blogspot.com and manually checked each entry. Those which no longer functioned or explicitly stated they only want unpublished work […]

Poetry

65 Places to Publish Formal Poetry (Updated for 2023)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 23, 2021

I took Trish Hopkinson‘s old list entitled “53 Places to Publish Formal Poetry” which was reposted on Annie Finch‘s website–both sites have excellent poetry resources–and manually checked each entry. Those […]

Motivational Poetry

For Writers of Formal Poetry, Rejection is Part of the Journey

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 19, 2021

In 2014, it was six years since self-publishing my first poetry collection, Leaving Home: Discoveries and Reflections of a Once-Sheltered Life, with Aardvark Global Publishing, LLC. Many of the poems […]

Genealogy History

Ernest Smelcer (1903-1991), Pulaski County, Missouri

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 16, 2021

Ernest Smelcer was born in or near Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, on December 15, 1903, to James Benjamin Smelcer and Sarah Elizabeth (McMillian) Smelcer.  He was the youngest of nine children.  […]

History Teaching

Unlikely a Lincoln: The Improbable Progeny of Honest Abe

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 12, 2021

October 14, 1968, was a day like any other in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a rough year nationally for the Civil Rights Movement as the country still reeled from the […]

Content Marketing Informational

Speechelo: An Honest Review (no really…)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 9, 2021

Speechelo, a Text-to-Speech Software that….sounds like text-to-speech software. Those voiceover actors who could not help but bite their nails with nervousness upon learning of Speechelo by Stoica should breathe a […]

History Teaching

A Long Journey into Night: Abraham Lincoln’s Corpse at Rest

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 5, 2021

Although Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, his final burial didn’t occur until 1901, and only after his coffin had been moved and opened several times. April of 1865 was […]

Poetry

Poems Previously Published in March

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 2, 2021

Memoirs of a Witness Tree Among “Nine Cool Things on a Tuesday” I was delighted to see my latest poetry collection, Memoirs of a Witness Tree, among Jama Rattigan’s “nine […]

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