National Poetry Month: A poem for Maria Kilbourn Eastman @GeorgeEastmanMuseum

Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

Housed in our George Eastman Collection is a poem written by L.B.M.F, believed to be Lily Bratley Motley Fenn, for Maria Kilbourn Eastman’s 78th birthday.

This National Poetry Month, start your own tradition—share this with someone you’d like to exchange birthday poems with this year ✍️

National Poetry Month: A poem for Maria Kilbourn Eastman

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