C. Fox (Cicely Fox) Smith

Born in Lymm, Cheshire, on February 1, 1882, Cicely Fox Smith was an English poet and writer best known for her maritime verse. She was educated at Manchester High School for Girls, spent a short period living in Canada, and returned to Britain shortly before the First World War.

Much of her work was inspired by ships, sailors, ports, and naval life, and she became especially admired by readers who loved sea poetry. She was remarkably productive, writing hundreds of poems as well as fiction and other prose works.

Smith later settled in Hampshire and continued writing for many years. She died on April 8, 1954. A suitable portrait image could not be confidently confirmed from the sources checked, so no profile image is included.