Found poetry based on Great Plains diaries (1920 – 1957)
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Early in my reading of my great aunt Hattie’s Great Plains diaries I was struck by the poetry of many of her entries. Hers is neither a rhyming nor an abstract poetry, but an earthy poetry of candor and lived experience.
April 27, 1920; Got my work shoes / they are so big, I am tired / as can be carrying them
April 25, 1945: A Day in Three Acts Sun shone a little was chilly wind in southeast and south, to northeast then north changed to southwest back to northwest a few sprinkles of rain but not much Listened to San Francisco Peace Conference Opening 6:30 p.m. our time time out there was 4:30 p.m. 46 …
April 24, 1943: WWII Rationing enough points to buy hamburger we got ice cream but only a quart See also Take a Closer Look at Ration Books (from The National WWII Museum) Rationing in WWII (from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries) Rationing in World War Two in Britain (from the BBC)