Stanton, Frank Lebby (1857–1927),Georgia poet, popular for his simple, optimistic, patriotic lyrics. These were published in such volumes as Comes One with a Song (1898) and Songs from Dixie Land (1900). His newspaper column in the Atlanta Constitution was republished in part in Frank L. Stanton's Just from Georgia (1927).


Popular poems written by Stanton and inspired by his family are "Mighty Lak a Rose," "Jest a Wearyin' for You," and "Marcelle." The first collection of his poetry, Songs of a Day and Songs of the Soil, was published in 1892. It was followed by Songs of the Soil (1894), Comes One with a Song (1899), Songs from Dixie Land (1900), Up from Georgia, (1902), and Little Folks Down South (1904). Frank L. Stanton's Just from Georgia, compiled by his daughter Marcelle Stanton Megahee was published in 1927, after Stanton's death in that same year. Frank Stanton is buried in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta.