Victorian

May Probyn

1856–1909


May Probyn (1856–1909) was an English poet whose verse appeared in the magazines and anthologies of the 1880s and 1890s.

Two of her poems, “Sudden Death” and a villanelle, are included in Women Poets of the Victorian Era (1890).

  1. Sudden Death
  2. Villanelle
  3. Is it Nothing to You?
  4. Christmas Carol
  5. The Beloved

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