Anne Mary Lawler was born in
Philadelphia, 1908. She was a nationally syndicated poet whose daily poems appeared in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger newspaper from 1932 until 1942. During this time she wrote over 3,000 poems, most of which were carried in the Philadelphia area and syndicated to other newspapers within the United States and the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The
Ledger Syndicate (an affiliate of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger newspaper) coordinated the distribution of Lawler's poetry. During this time she also wrote feature articles for the
Public Ledger and in her personal time wrote radio scripts, short stories, and novelettes. Lawler's most famous poem, "October," first appeared in
The American Book of Days by George William Douglas, published by
H. W. Wilson Company in 1937. Other Lawler poems within the book introduced the monthly chapters of January, February, April, June, August, and November (as well as October). In 1938,
Theodore Roosevelt and
Alice Roosevelt Longworth compiled and selected poetry for their book
The Desk Drawer Anthology: Poems for the American People, published by
Doubleday. In this book, Lawler's poem "Lines for Insomnia" appeared on page 185. ==Publications==