Hilda Siller

Hilda Siller (pen name, Hilda; August 7, 1861 – October 8, 1945) was an American poet and short story writer. Although given to the writing of poetry, she was practical in her composition. Siller was also something of a linguist, a musician, and had was said to have "views".

Early life and education Hilda (or Hulda) Louise Siller was born in Dubuque, Iowa, She wrote for Our Continent, later for the Springfield, Massachusetts Republican, Boston Transcript, New York Post, Chicago Inter Ocean, The South, and the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. She wrote regularly for the Wisconsin Weekly, and other Wisconsin papers generally.

Selected works Poems "Nothing New" (1884) "An Echo" (1885) "One Soul" (translated from the German of Günther Walling) (1891) "The Boys" (1894) "Imperishable" (1908)

Short stories Her Chief Oddity (1884) "Something About Venice" (1887) "His Name" (1890)