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Lael W. Hill

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Lael Woolsey Hill was born January 26, 1919 to Parley and Mary Elizabeth Hale Woolsey. She started writing and drawing from a young age. At 14 she sold her first poem and went on to have many more poems published and win prizes. She married Uel Udell Hill in the Salt Lake City LDS temple in 1939.

Lael was a housewife and free-lance poet, writer, and artist. Mrs. Hill published a book of poems, A Legacy of Years (1966). She published her poetry in LDS Church magazines, Utah Woman, American Scholar, Chelsea Nine, Ladies' Home Journal, Saturday Evening Post, The Humanist, Woman's Journal (England), St. Anthony Messenger, The Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, New York Herald Tribune, both major Salt Lake City papers, and in Utah Sings. She was an officer in a number of poetry associations.

Included in 75 Significant Mormon Poets

Lael Woolsey Hill; Lael Woolsey
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Mary Hale Woolley, Mary Hale Woolley
Uel Udell Hill
1919-01-26
Ontario, Oregon, USA
2013-05-21
Female
Author, Poet
English

72 Works by Lael W. Hill

Title Role Year Genre
The Pagans Author Poetry
A Legacy of Years Author 1966 Poetry
A Boy's Way is Up Author 1965 Poetry
Always the Moment Author 1964 Poetry
Children Go Leaping Author 1966 Poetry
Day in Late October Author 1964 Poetry
Death of City Trees Author 1965 Poetry
First Fall Author 1962 Poetry
Four-Year-Old Author 1965 Poetry
Hour of Waiting Author 1960 Poetry
I Listen For Your Word Author 1961 Poetry
In A Secret Pool Author 1966 Poetry
Incident of the Red Rose Author 1965 Poetry
Inland Author 1965 Poetry
Inviolate Author 1967 Poetry
Love Comes on Little Wings Author 1968 Poetry
Night Is My Friend Author 1964 Poetry
On Limitations of Mortality Author 1966 Poetry
Prayer After Hospitality Author 1965 Poetry
Season of the Heart Author 1963 Poetry
Siege of Winter Author 1962 Poetry
Summer Declares Author 1965 Poetry
The Children Author 1965 Poetry
The Constant Generation Author 1962 Poetry
The Cycle Author 1963 Poetry
The Favorite Author 1967 Poetry
The Mother Author 1965 Poetry
The Papers Author Poetry
The Remembered Author 1965 Poetry
The Waxwings Author 1967 Poetry
Two Loves Author 1962 Poetry
Woman With Birds Author 1963 Poetry
Vision Author 1939 Poetry
My Wedding Ring Author 1940 Poetry
Stay-At-Home Author 1948 Poetry
Bride's Illusion for a Pioneer Author 1949 Poetry
The Long Wed Author 1949 Poetry
The Singing Snow Author 1950 Poetry
Winter Was Long Author 1950 Poetry
From Your Believing Author 1950 Poetry
Songs for David Author 1950 Poetry
Dear Santa: Now We Have a Daughter Author 1950 Poetry
Lullaby Author 1952 Poetry
Household Hint Author 1952 Poetry
Emigration Author 1952 Poetry
Invited Author 1952 Poetry
The Summer Hearted Author 1952 Poetry
Dry Season Author 1952 Poetry
Child by a Stormy Sea Author 1952 Poetry
They Looked for Him Author 1952 Poetry
How Shall I Say Your Name? Author 1953 Poetry
Green Interim Author 1953 Poetry
Dancing by Campfire Author 1953 Poetry
September Snow Author 1953 Poetry
First Christmas Author 1953 Poetry
Morning Is Her Delight Author 1954 Poetry
First Love Author 1954 Poetry
Provident Author 1954 Poetry
Little Wise Men Author 1954 Poetry
A Sign for Zarahemla Author 1954 Poetry
The Unanswerable Author 1955 Poetry
Suddenly Butterflies Author 1955 Poetry
While Summer Sings Author 1955 Poetry
School Again Author 1956 Poetry
Night Incident Author 1956 Poetry
Sketch for November Author 1956 Poetry
Winter Notwithstanding Author 1957 Poetry
Preface to a Calendar Author 1957 Poetry
Song of the Weathervanes Author 1958 Poetry
The Telling Author 1959 Poetry
The Poplars Author 1963 Poetry
Late Born Author 1966 Poetry
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