Who is Anna Daisy?
Anna Daisy Siemens was born in Kansas on July 4th and received her early formative education there. She completed her education at Tabor College (Hillsboro, Kansas) and Southwestern State Colle (Weatherford, Oklahoma.)
Before her marriage and after that, until she and her husband began raising a family, Mrs. Siemens pursued a career in teaching. After the arrival of her first child, however, she left the teaching profession to devote full time to her family, although she has, over the years, given piano lessons in her home.
Apart from her interest in writing, Anna Daisy Siemens was interested in gardening, fishing, sewing, and painting. In addition, she served as an organist and choir director at First Christian Church and was associated with the Watonga Music Club. She also taught Sunday School, Camp, and VBS classes.
Anna Daisy Siemens enrolled in a writing course at OSU, Stillwater, Oklahoma. During this time, she wrote articles, stories, and poetry. After she moved to Rogers, Arkansas, in her 80s, she took another writing class and a drawing class at NWAC.
Stand Tall was her first book-length collection of verse. She also self-published three books: Kith and Kin, Life: Full Measure….Running Over, a book of Bible Verse Songs, and a book of her family, The Lines are Fallen. She typed on an electric typewriter until she died in 1998.
Grandma Daisy was a steady influence on me to keep going, move forward, and do the next thing. She quietly cooked, cleaned, and worked in the background of my visits. She also taught me how to knit, shell peas, and hear sour notes. She taught me how to cook and listen and encouraged me to write. Now, she is teaching me joy through her writings and her daughter, my mom.