Idael Childers Makeever (December 7, 1867 – August 23, 1954) was an American poet, songwriter, journalist and clubwoman.

[3] She published two books of her poetry: Prairie Flowers and Meadow Grasses (1889) and Golden Rod and Dialect Poems (1898).

[1] Makeever's poem "I'm Going Home" was included in a 1902 collection of Indiana writers' works.

[7][8] Makeever also wrote song lyrics, including "The Dream Face" (1909, music by Blanche M.

During World War II, she was a newspaper columnist in Colorado, and worked at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.