Marjorie Pickthall

Marjorie Lowry Christie Pickthall (1883–1922) was born in England and grew up in Toronto, where she became one of the leading Canadian poets of her generation. Her books include The Drift of Pinions (1913) and The Lamp of Poor Souls (1916).

The poems given here are taken from The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse, chosen by Wilfred Campbell (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1913).