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Kathryn Ann Hill
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Kathryn Ann Hill is a copyeditor and a writer of Christian verse with a focus on the Incarnation and the Sacraments. She has published over ninety poems in various publications and eight books of verse, five of those containing (mosty) alliterative verse on Biblical themes: The Song of Joseph and Selected Poems, The Song of Daniel and Selected Poems, Tree of Life: Sixty Poems from Twelve Years, A Verse Vigil and Selected Poems, and Now God Is Flesh: Poems and Pictures for Christmastide.
Her alliterative poetry on this site includes:
- Elizabeth and Darcy in Issue 5
- You Delight in Mercy and Manifest Love in Issue 6
- The Lord My Rock (Psalm 92) and You Are Ever Mighty and Faithful (Psalm 89) in Issue 9
- Snow Begone in Issue 10
- Hannah Sings (1 Samuel 1:1—2:11)
- Ruth's Redeemer (based on the Book of Ruth)
- Idolaters (Isaiah 2:20)
- The Vineyard Loved by the Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 5:1-7)
- Hear the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 30:8-17)
- Behold, Your God Will Come (Isaiah 35:3-7)
- Unfathomable (Isaiah 40: 25-31)
- The Lord Will Go Forth Like a Fearless Man (Isaiah 42:1-13)
- The Exiles Return (Isaiah 49:8-13)
- Awake, Awake, and Work Your Wonders (Isaiah 51:9-16)
- By His Own Arm (Isaiah 59)
- Never Again (Isaiah 65:17-25)
- Rebuke Me Not (Psalm 6)
- God Is My Shield (Psalm 7)
- O Wonder-Worker (Psalm 77)
- How Manifold Are Thy Works (Psalm 104)
- Had It Not Been the Lord (Psalm 124)
- The Song of Daniel, Chapter 1
- As With One Mouth (The Song of the Three Young Men, Daniel Apocrypha)
- Call His Name John (Luke 1:5-25)
- The Martyrdom of Stephen (from Acts 6-7)
- The Song of St. Patrick
- Forgiveness is Arisen from the Garden's Grave (Chrysostom's Paschal Homily)
She also recently released two pamphlets in PDF form:
- Life in His Name: Poems for the Church Year (2026), which contains fifteen alliterative verse poems
- Poems from the Writings of Saint John (2025), which includes one poem in alliterative verse: "The Song of the Merchants".
Further samples of her poems are available on public Facebook groups or on her Facebook page, Sing A New Song: Poems by Kathryn Ann Hill:
- The Starry Heavens (Psalm 19)
- What Gain Is There In My Death (Psalm 30)
- Be of Good Courage (Psalm 31)
- Your Mercy is Great (Psalm 57)
- For He Will Command His Angels (Psalm 91)
- Your Years Have No End (Psalm 102)
- My Hope And My Help (Psalm 123)
- Sorely Have They Afflicted Me (Psalm 129)
- There And Back Again (Psalms 137 and 126)
- Free Me O Lord (Psalm 140
- Humble Yourselves (1 Peter 5: 6-11)
She has also published the alliterative poem, "How Healthou met Firman" (along with three non-alliterative poems) in the Lothlorien Poetry Journal
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