by George J. Dance
Lilian Leveridge (1879-1953) was a Canadian poet.[1]
Lilian Leveridge (1879-1953) in Canadian Singers and their Songs, 1919. Courtesy Internet Archive.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Leveridge was born in Hockering, Norfolk county, England in 1879.[1]
She came to Canada at the age of 4 with her parents, who settled at Coe Hill in Hastings county, Ontario.[1]
Wanting to be a teacher, in 1899 she went on her own to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she attended the collegiate,[2] and then earned a teacher's diploma at the Normal School in Winnipeg.[1]
Career[]
After graduating, Leveridge taught school near Glenboro, Manitoba, for a summer. After spending 2 years in Manitoba, she returned to Ontario and continued teaching there for about 6 years.[2]
In 1916 she came to Toronto as a stenographer,[2] and from then did office work in that city.[1]
Her poems, articles, and short stories were published in many Canadian and U.S. periodicals, and collected in numerous anthologies.[1]
She was a member of the Canadian Literature Club, the Canadian Women's Press Club, and the Canadian Authors Association.[1]
Writing[]
Her poem "Over the Hills of Home" was written in memory of her younger brother Frank, who died in World War I.[3] "Over the Hills of Home" was widely republished and quoted.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Over the Hills of Home, and other poems. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1918; Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild, & Stewart, 1919.
- A Breath of the Woods (chapbook). Toronto: Ryerson, 1926.
- The Hero Songs of Canada. Toronto: Canadian Magazine, 1927.
- The Blossom Trail (chapbook). Toronto: Ryerson, 1932; facsimile edition, Toronto: Ronald P. Frye, 2003.
- Still Waters. Toronto: Toronto Writers' Studio, 1933.
- Lyrics and Sonnets (chapbook). Toronto: Ryerson, 1939.
Collected editions[]
- Over the Fields of Home: World War One diaries and letters of Frank Leveridge; Selected poems of Lilian Leveridge (with Frank Leveridge; edited by C. Paul Kirby). Hastings co., ON: Kirby Books, 2014. ISBN 978-0-9936669-8-8 [3]
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Lilian Leveridge, Special Collections, University of Calgary. Web, Oct. 13, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 C. Paul Kirby, "Over The Fields of Home: Selected Poems of Lilian Leveridge and World War One Diaries & Letters of Frank Leveridge, History of Hastings, Wordpress, 2014. Web, Mar. 7, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Over the Fields of Home: World War One diaries and letters of Frank Leveridge; Selected poems of Lilian Leveridge, Kirby Books. Web, Mar. 7, 2020.
- ↑ Search results = au:Lilian Leveridge, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Oct. 13, 2013.
External links[]
- Poems
- "A Breath of the Woods" (excerpt), "The Piper" at Canada's Early Women Writers
- 4 poems by Leveridge: "Song of the Summer Rain," "Autumn Dream," "A Garden of Love," "The Magician"
- About
- Over The Fields of Home: Selected Poems of Lilian Leveridge and World War One Diaries & Letters of Frank Leveridge at History of Hastings weblog
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