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Elaine M. Catley
Born(1889-11-14)November 14, 1889
Bath, Somerset, England
DiedJuly 29, 1984(1984-07-29) (aged 94)
Calgary, Alberta
Genrepoetry

Elaine Maud Catley (1889–1984) was a Canadian poet. She was born November 14, 1889, in Bath, Somerset, England, to Frederick Charles and Annie Matilda Clark.[1][2] She attended private school in Guildford and married Sydney Catley in 1915.[1] The couple emigrated to Canada in 1920, settling in Calgary, Alberta.[3][1] Together they had four children.[4]

Having published a book of poetry in England, Catley pursued publishing more of her work shortly after arriving in Canada.[4] Her first poem appeared in the Calgary Herald.[3] Others would follow in Saturday Night (magazine), Regina Leader-Post and John O'London's Weekly.[5] She released six volumes of poetry.[1][6] Included among them was Ecstasy and Other Poems, one of a series of Ryerson poetry chap-books.[7] in a 1967 interview with the Calgary Herald Catley explained she was able to continue writing while raising a family by finding spare moments: "I wrote whenever I could. I have written while I was in a streetcar, and I've written at two o'clock in the morning."[4]

Catley was a 25-year member, and one-time president, of the Canadian Authors Association.[6] She founded the association's poetry group in 1925.[4] Catley was also a member of the Canadian Women's Press Club and an active member of the Home and School Associations.[8][5] She spent her later years at George Boyack Nursing Home in Calgary.[3] She died July 29, 1984.[1]

Publications

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  • Greater love and other poems (1916)
  • Star dust, and other poems (1926)
  • Ecstasy and other poems (1927)
  • Canada calling (1938)
  • Light and other poems (1960)
  • At the end of the road (1974)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e McNally, Linnea. "Elaine M. Catley". Canadian Early Women's Writers. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ Who was who among North American authors, 1921-1939. Detroit: Gale Research Co. 1976. p. 291. ISBN 0810310414.
  3. ^ a b c Morrison, Jane (January 6, 1974). "Poems fill empty hours". Calgary Herald.
  4. ^ a b c d Larson, Cheryl (5 June 1967). "'No Cowtown,' Claims Author". Calgary Herald. p. 28.
  5. ^ a b "Calgary Poetess". Calgary Herald. 3 December 1960. p. 51.
  6. ^ a b Bellingham, Susan (1986). "Women studies collections in the University of Waterloo Library". In Hildenbrand, Suzanne (ed.). Women's collections : libraries, archives, and consciousness (First ed.). London. ISBN 9781000760057. Retrieved 21 October 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Maclaren, Eli. "Ryerson Poetry Chap-Books – Imprinting Canada". Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Catley". Calgary Herald. 1 August 1984. p. 14.
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