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b. 1856
A Connecticut-born poet and children's writer, she published graceful verse and devotional works from the late 19th into the early 20th century. Her books include A Christmas Snowflake, Skipped Stitches, Sandwort, and The Prayer Beautiful and Other Verse.
Born in Berlin, Connecticut, on April 24, 1856, Anna J. Granniss wrote under the full name Anna Jane Granniss. Surviving catalog and library records show her as an American author whose work appeared in both poetry collections and children's verse.
Her known books include A Christmas Snowflake; a Rhyme for Children (1903), Skipped Stitches (1898), Sandwort, Speedwell; or, The Flower of Saint Veronica, The Prayer Beautiful and Other Verse (1916), and America, Great Mother (1924). Taken together, those titles suggest a writer drawn to lyric poetry, religious feeling, and gentle, reflective themes.
Although detailed biographical information is scarce, Granniss left a substantial enough body of published work to remain visible in major public-domain and library catalogs today. For listeners who enjoy rediscovering overlooked writers, her poems offer a glimpse of a quieter literary world shaped by faith, nature, and sentiment.