Jay Macpherson

Jay Macpherson
BornJean Jay Macpherson
(1931-06-13)June 13, 1931
London, England, UK
DiedMarch 21, 2012(2012-03-21) (aged 80)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPoet, Academic
LanguageEnglish
Genrepoetry
Notable worksThe Boatman, Welcoming Disaster
Notable awardsGovernor General's Award, Levinson Prize

Jean Jay Macpherson (June 13, 1931 – March 21, 2012) was a Canadian lyric poet and scholar. The Encyclopædia Britannica calls her "a member of 'the mythopoeic school of poetry,' who expressed serious religious and philosophical themes in symbolic verse that was often lyrical or comic."[1]

  1. ^ "Jay Macpherson," Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Online, Web, Apr. 10, 2011.

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