Gertrude Emilie Bartlett (April 11, 1868 - September 27, 1942) was a Canadian poet.[1]
Gertrude Bartlett in Canadian Poets, 1916. Courtesy University of Rochester.
| Gertrude Bartlett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 11, 1868 New Haven, New York |
| Died |
September 27, 1942 Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality |
 Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | John W.C. Taylor |
Life[]
Bartlett was born in New Haven, New York, to Mary (Moulton) and William Cheever Bartlett. She came to Montreal at 17 and found work in Macdonald & Marsh, the law firm of Sir John A. Macdonald.[2]
At 18 she began writing poetry, which she frequently had published in periodicals.[1]
In 1891 she married English artist John W.C. Taylor, and spent a year in England. The couple had a daughter.[2]
The family lived in Montreal, where Taylor became president of the Montreal Lithographic Company. Bartlett was a frequent contributor of stories and poems to the Montreal Gazette.[1]
She was a friend of Katherine Hale.[1]
Recognition[]
Although Bartlett had not published a book of poetry at the time, John Garvin included 4 of her poems in his 1916 anthology, Canadian Poets.[2]
Her poem "The White Bird" won Quebec's Prix David (section anglaise) in 1932.[1]
Her sonnet "The Bride" won the Montreal Poetry Contest of the Canadian Authors Association in 1934.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Taylor, Gertrude Bartlett, Canada's Early Women Writers, Simon Fraser Univerity. Web, Mar. 27, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 John Garvin, "Gertrude Bartlett," Canadian Poets, Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, 1916, 395-398. Digital Library, University of Pennyslvania, UPenn.edu, Web, Feb. 18, 2012.
- ↑ Search results = au:Gertrude Emilie Bartlett Taylor, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 27, 2017.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Ballade of Tristram's Last Harping"
- Gertrude Bartlett in Canadian Poets: 4 poems
- Gertrude Bartlett at Poetry Nook (4 poems)
- About
- Taylor, Gertrude Bartlett at Canada's Early Women Writers
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