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Gladys Hesser Burnham

Biography

Gladys Hesser Burnham was born March 6, 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Claude Henry Hesser and Daisy Dorety. She attended schools in Bountiful, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; Rigby, Idaho; and Logan, Utah where she graduated from Utah State University in Education. She taught school at Bountiful Jr. High (then it was South Davis Jr. High). Gladys married Louis Earl Burnham on June 15, 1930. They had three children. She belonged to various clubs, Flora Dell, Utah Poetry Society, National Pen Women, and the League of Utah Writers. She was a well known and gifted Bountiful Poetess and won many poetry contests and her work was published in many magazines and newspapers. She was a member of the Christian Science Church.

Religion

Unknown

Connection to Mormonism

Was published in an LDS work

Spouse

Louis Earl Burnham

Birth Date

1907-03-06

Birth Place

Salt Lake City, Utah

Death Date

2001-01-07

Education

Utah State University

Gender

Female

Roles

Author, Poet

Language

English

26 Works by Gladys Hesser Burnham

Title	Role	Year	Genre
Beyond the Farthest Rift	Author		Poetry
Burnished Field	Author		Poetry
First Heartaches	Author	1964	Poetry
Frost-Etched	Author	1965	Poetry
Frozen Splendor	Author	1964	Poetry
His Art	Author	1962	Poetry
I Could Not Cry	Author	1960	Poetry
I Lift My Eyes	Author	1961	Poetry
In Marshy Places	Author		Poetry
Indigo	Author	1962	Poetry
Late September	Author		Poetry
Might	Author		Poetry
My Clinging Hand	Author	1961	Poetry
Over the Marsh	Author		Poetry
Point of View	Author	1962	Poetry
Prayer	Author	1963	Poetry
Solace	Author		Poetry
Syringa Blossoms	Author		Poetry
The Golden Grain	Author		Poetry
The Pheasant	Author	1962	Poetry
Waiting	Author	1962	Poetry
Wayfarer	Author		Poetry
Windsong Speaks	Author		Poetry
You Cannot Win	Author	1963	Poetry
Window Gardens	Author	1957	Poetry
Across the Miles	Author	1966	Poetry