
Mary Josephine Benson (1887-1965) in Canadian Poets (2nd edition), 1926.
Born |
Mary Josephine Trotter March 20, 1887 |
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Nationality |
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Citizenship | British subject |
Relative(s) | Bernard Freeman Trotter (cousin) |
Mary Josephine Benson (March 20, 1887 - August 31, 1965) was a Canadian poet and writer of non-fiction.[1]
Life[]

Benson in Canadian Singers and their Songs, 1919. Courtesy Internet Archive.
Benson was born Mary Josephine Trotter in 1887. Her cousin was poet Bernard Freeman Trotter.[2] Except for 3 years (1912-1915) spent in Toronto, she lived in Port Hope all of her life.[1]
After graduating, she moved to Toronto to become a journalist. She was editor of the Canadian Courier magazine supplement from 1912 to 1914, then briefly worked for Everyman magazine. In 1915 she married Harry W. Benson (1886-1946), and returned to Port Hope.[2]
Recognition[]
Benson won a poetry prize for her poem "The Bitter Lover."[2]
A branch of the Port Hope Public Library was named after her.[3]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- My Pocket Beryl. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1921.
- For the Love of Words: Collected poems. Scarborough, ON: Abbeyfield, 1997.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Benson, Mary Josephine, Representative Poetry Online, University of Toronto, UToronto.ca, Web, Nov. 13, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Benson, Mary Josephine Trotter Canada's Early Women Writers. Simon Fraser University, Lib.SFU.ca, Web, Nov. 13, 2011.
- ↑ Port Hope Public Library, Mary J Benson Branch. Gov.on.ca, Web, Jan. 27, 2013.
- ↑ Search results = au:Mary Josephine Benson, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, May 2, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Demeter in November"
- Benson, Mary Josephine ("Bug o'Night") at Representative Poetry Online
- Books
- My Pocket Beryl at Canadian Poetry
- Mary Joseph Benson at Amazon.com
- About
- Benson, Mary Josephine Trotter at Canada's Early Women Writers
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