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Virginia Maughan Kammeyer

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Virginia Maughan Kammeyer was born on February 25, 1925, in Cedar City, Utah. Her father was a college professor and her mother a poet and writer, and Virginia followed in their footsteps. She attended Utah State University and Brigham Young University, majoring in English. She taught high school English for two years before marrying Fred T. Kammeyer in 1948 and having six children. She was active in the National League of American Pen Women, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and the Relief Society. She began seriously writing poetry in the 1960s. Her light verse was published twelve months in a row in the Improvement Era (1967) and five months in a row in the Ensign (1972). She published a total of twenty-eight poems in Church magazines. She won the Relief Society poetry contest in 1970 with “Afterglow” and the all-Church poetry contest in 1983 with “Harvest.” Along with many other poetry awards, she also won the all-Church short story contest in 1977. Two volumes of her light verse were published in her lifetime: Saints Alive! (1970), and More Saints Alive! (1979). Posthumous publications include The Joy Book (2001), a complete collection of her poetry and three short novels. Virginia died August 10, 1999, in Lynnwood, Washington. [from Discoveries: Two Centuries of Poems by Mormon Women, 108] Included in 75 Significant Mormon Poets
Kanneyer, Virginia Maughan; Kammeyer, Virginia
LDS
LDS (member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Frederick August Theodore Kammeyer
1925-02-24
Cedar City, Utah
1999-08-10
Female
Author, Poet
English

14 Works by Virginia Maughan Kammeyer

Title Role Year Genre
On a Golden Springtime Author Unassigned
Prayer Author Poetry
Saints Alive! Author 1970 Poetry
First Date Author Poetry
More Saints Alive! Author 1979 Poetry
To My Dear Children Author Poetry
Morning Prayer Author Poetry
Pheasants on the Lawn Author 1953 Short Story
"As Little Children" Author 1954 Short Story
Things Will Be Different Author 1954 Short Story
On a Golden Springtime Author Music Lyrics
Pioneer Children Were Quick to Obey Author Music Lyrics
The Boy and the King Author 1973 Poetry
Afterglow Author 1970 Poetry
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