Jean Blewett

Jean Blewett (Nov. 4, 1872 - August 19, 1934) was a Canadian poet.

Life
She was born Jean McKishnie in Scotia, Ontario, to John and Janet (MacIntyre) McKishnie (both originally from Argyllshire, Scotland. She is related, through her mother, to Gaelic poet Duncan Ban MacIntyre.

She was educated at the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute. She married Bassett Blewett in 1889.

She published a novel, Out of the Depths, in 1890, and her first book of poetry, Heart Songs, in 1897.

Writing
Globe magazine called her a “woman’s poet” and the “most conspicuous example in Canada of the class of writers who try to bring the plain people into touch with the highest ideals.... Her lessons are of self-denial, and of the power of love to mould men and women.”

Recognition
She won a prize from the Chicago Times-Herald for her poem, "Spring." "[Jean Blewett]", Poetry Foundation, Web, Nov. 13, 2011.

Publications

 * Heart Songs. Toronto: George N. Morang, 1897. Internet Archive.
 * The Cornflower and Other Poems--. J. Toronto: William Briggs, 1906. Internet Archive.
 * Jean Blewett's Poems. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1922. Internet Archive.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy University of Toronto.