Despite variation in bylines over his career, I believe all poems in this collection belong to Clarence Edwin Flynn. Specifically, the variation in middle name/initial in this first edition amounts to E (186), Edwin (4), none (3), and F (1). To put those numbers in a wider context, the variation associated with poetry published in 1930 and later shows the following preliminary results: Edwin (415), E (98), Edward (15), none (3), and conflicts within the same publication (2). “Edward” appears in bylines between 1931–1954. There was an educator named Clarence Edward Flynn (1890–1956), but one description of his authorship published a year before his death is very specific and does not mention verse: “A County Plan of Work for Elementary Schools; A Workbook for Elementary and High Schools.” [3] It may be that bylines with “Edward” are due to error and name interchangeability (see www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ireland_Naming_Customs). The benefit of any doubt about Clarence Edward Flynn’s authorship of verse should be given to well-established poet Clarence Edwin Flynn. This brief analysis is limited by A) the absence of Clarence Edwin Flynn’s personal papers (their status is unknown to me) and B) only rare inclusions of his blurb in publications to which he contributed. How did this book come about? The gateway was an anthology of short stories and poetry that was partially lacking in primary sources. I applied my penchant for research in finding them. The search for a primary source for one particular anonymous poem initially turned up more secondary sources without a named author. I stuck with the search, and it transformed into a rabbit hole. I eventually came across a primary source attributing the poem to Clarence Flynn--my introduction to his name. As I continued to look for the oldest primary source available for that poem, I discovered more of his poetry and became a fan. After finding his inclusion in prominent sources like those in the first two footnotes to this preface, the questions came. Why haven’t I heard of this person? Why doesn’t he have a Wikipedia page? [As previously mentioned, I went with prabook.com instead.] Why hasn’t his poetry been collected? And so here, emerging from the rabbit hole, is the inaugural collection. This first edition is limited to poetry published in 1929 or earlier in accordance with a copyright rule governing works first published before 95 years ago. But with more than 700 additional poems waiting in the wings, future editions are planned as increments of these poems enter the public domain on an annual basis.