Louise Morey Bowman

by George Dance Louise Morey Bowman (January 17, 1882 - September 28, 1944) was a Canadian poet.

Life
Louise Morey was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Her father was Chief Inspector of the Eastern Townships Bank. She was educated by tutors and then at Dana Hall, Wellsley, Massachusetts.

In 1909 she marrried Archibald Abercrombie Bowman, an electrical engineer, and the couple settled in Toronto.

Bowman's first book of poetry, Moonlight and Common Day, was published in 1922. It was reviewed positively in Poetry by Harriet Moore, who applauded Bowman's "modern and individual imagination."

Recognition
Bowman's second book, 1924's Dream Tapestries, was awarded the Prix David.

Publications

 * Moonlight and Common Day. Toronto: Macmillan, 1922.
 * Dream Tapestries. Toronto: Macmillan, 1924.
 * Characters in Cadence. Toronto: Macmillan, 1938.