(Macpherson’s rare 2nd book with a rare signed note in which she corrects the recipient for thinking/assuming she (Jay) was a man!)
(the rare 1957 hb, Oxford University Press Canada; design derived from Jean de Beaugrand for the arms of the Dauphin–1604)
(scarce inscribed 1968 pb version with extra poems added to the original ed.)
(rare signed 1974 pb Saannes Publications)
London, UK-born Jay (Jean) Macpherson (1931-2012) wrote symbolic mythological poetry for the most part. After arriving in Canada in NL, she went to high school in Ottawa, Carleton, McGill, and U of t in her university years. Studying with Northrop Frye marked the direction that her writing would take after that. Her high point was when The Boatman won the Governor General Award in 1958. She taught at Victoria College from 1957 to 1996 and produced 9 collections of poetry in total.