Anna J. (Anna Jane) Granniss

Anna Jane Granniss (born in 1856) was an American writer whose work appeared in print from the late nineteenth century into the early twentieth century. She published several volumes of verse, including Skipped Stitches, Sandwort, Speedwell; or, The Flower of Saint Veronica, and The Prayer Beautiful, and Other Verse.

Granniss also wrote for younger readers. Her illustrated poem A Christmas Snowflake: A Rhyme for Children was published in Hartford in 1903, while America, Great Mother (1924) reflected her patriotic and international concerns. Her writing is associated with poetry, religion, children’s literature, and moral reflection.