Nellie Burget Miller

Nellie Burget Miller (1875–1952) was an American writer, clubwoman, and lecturer. She served as Poet Laureate of Colorado (1923-1952) and as President of the Colorado State Federation of Women's Clubs. She published several books of poetry, the best known being The Flame of God and Earthen Bowls; The Living Drama, was an exhaustive and creditable study of the history of drama.

Early life and education Nellie Burget was born in Fayette, Iowa, June 6, 1875.

She contributed regularly for five years to The New Age magazine. She had a page each week in the Woman's National News and two pages each issue in the Children's Hour, (Boston). Her poems were included in Midland, Lyric West, American Poetry, Pagan, Penwoman, Suburban Life, and other magazines and newspapers.

Miller held various local positions and was connected with civic affairs for many years. She organized the state branch of National League of American Pen Women, and became its honorary president. She served as president, Colorado State Federation of Women's Clubs; chair of Literature, General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1922-26; chair of Fine Arts, General Federation of Women's Clubs (1926-28); and served as speaker at state and national conventions. She was also a member of The Drama League, Poetry Society of Great Britain, and the P.E.O. Sisterhood. The Poetry Fellowship of Colorado Springs was organized by Miller.

Nellie Burget Miller died at St. Anthony's Hospital, in Denver, Colorado, on June 4, 1952.

Awards and honors In 1922, Miller won first prize for a children's play, offered by the Pasadena Community Players. The play was published in Theater Magazine, and as a result, was put on in five different states and Cuba, in the spring of 1923.

Selected works Source: The Land where the Good Dreams Grow: A Dance Fantasy in Two Parts (1921) The Flame of God (1924) In Earthen Bowls (1924) The Living Drama: Historical Development and Modern Movements Visualized, a Drama of the Drama (1924) The Blue Moon (play, 1926) Pictures from the Plains and Other Poems, Collected Verse (1936) The Sun Drops Red (1947) In the Tents of the Shepherd Prince (1950)