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Elaine M. Catley | |
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Born | Bath, Somerset, England | November 14, 1889
Died | July 29, 1984 Calgary, Alberta | (aged 94)
Genre | poetry |
Elaine Maud Catley (1889-1984) was a Canadian poet. She was born November 14, 1889 in Bath, Somerset, England to Frederick Charles and Annie Matilda Clark.[1][2] She attended private school in Guildford and married Sydney Catley in 1915.[1] They emigrated to Canada in 1920, settling in Calgary, Alberta.[3][1] Catley began publishing her work shortly after arriving in Canada, with her first poem appearing in the Calgary Herald.[3] She went on to release six volumes of poetry.[1][4] Included among them was Ecstasy and Other Poems, one of a series of Ryerson poetry chap-books.[5] Catley was a 25 year member, and one time president, of the Canadian Authors Association and belonged for a time to the Canadian Women's Press Club.[4] She spent her later years at George Boyack Nursing Home in Calgary.[3] She died July 29, 1984.[1]
Publications
- Greater love and other poems (1916)
- Star dust, and other poems (1926)
- Ecstasy and other poems (1927)
- Canada calling (1938)
- Light and other poems (1960)
- At the end of the road (1974)
References
- ^ a b c d e McNally, Linnea. "Elaine M. Catley". Canadian Early Women's Writers. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Who was who among North American authors, 1921-1939. Detroit: Gale Research Co. 1976. p. 291. ISBN 0810310414.
- ^ a b c Morrison, Jane (January 6, 1974). "Poems fill empty hours". Calgary Herald.
- ^ a b Bellingham, Susan (1986). "Women studies collections in the University of Waterloo Library". In Hildenbrand, Suzanne (ed.). Women's collections : libraries, archives, and consciousness (First ed.). London. ISBN 9781000760057. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Maclaren, Eli. "Ryerson Poetry Chap-Books – Imprinting Canada". Retrieved 21 October 2020.
External links
- "Elaine M. Catley fonds". archives.uwaterloo.ca. University of Waterloo Library. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "Elaine Catley fonds". albertaonrecord.ca. Glenbow Archives. Retrieved 21 October 2020.