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Poems Previously Published in January

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 4, 2022

Chris Rice Cooper Blog | “Backstory of the Poem #229, #230, #231” On January 10, 2021, Chris Cooper published a PhotoFeature Story on my poems: “Armed with Imagination,” “Overthrown,” and […]

Poetry

Poems Previously Published in December

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.December 3, 2021

Poems by Randal A. Burd, Jr. Previously Published in December The following is a descriptive list of Randal A. Burd, Jr.’s poetry previously published in December. Find all of these […]

Poetry

Poems Previously Published in November

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

Poems by Randal A. Burd, Jr. Previously Published in November The following is a descriptive list of Randal A. Burd, Jr.’s poetry previously published in the month of November. Find […]

Poetry

Poems Previously Published in October

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.October 1, 2021

The following is a descriptive list of Randal A. Burd, Jr.’s poetry previously published in the month of October. Find most of these poems in the collection: Memoirs of a […]

History

Symbolism Run Amok: The Demise of the Bellamy Salute

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

With their right arms extended stiffly forward, angled upward with fingers straight, man, woman, and child reflexively spoke the familiar words in unison. While this scenario might easily be mistaken […]

Genealogy History

Divining the Truth: The Ancient Mystical Practice of Dowsing

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

Having spent years discussing all things genealogy with fellow family history enthusiasts, the subject of dowsing for the location of graves has come up on several occasions. Not only are […]

History Teaching

Strange Traditions Involving Death in the Victorian Era

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.April 13, 2021

The following traditions involving death were once commonly observed in the United States and elsewhere in the English-speaking world. While you may find the occasional instance of one of these […]

History Teaching

Murder Castle: Henry Holmes’s Hotel of Horrors

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

Dr. Henry Holmes was a serial killer who built a hotel of horrors dubbed the “Murder Castle” in Chicago in the 1890s. It was 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, and celebration […]

Genealogy History Poetry

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 […]

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 […]

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