author
Christian Gray
b. 1772
A Scottish poet known in her lifetime as the "blind poet," she wrote vivid, heartfelt verse in both Scots and English. Her work draws on faith, everyday life, and personal experience, giving modern readers a window into rural Scotland at the turn of the nineteenth century.
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A new selection of miscellaneous pieces, in verse
by Christian Gray
About the author
Born in Perthshire in 1772, Christian Gray lost her sight in childhood after an illness and later became known as the "blind poet." Despite that challenge, she developed a strong voice as a writer and composed poetry in both Scots and English.
Gray published two collections of verse in the early 1800s, including A selection of miscellaneous pieces, in verse and A new selection of miscellaneous pieces, in verse. Her poems range across religious reflection, politics, family life, and autobiographical writing, and they are often noted for their warmth and directness.
She is remembered as a Scottish labouring-class poet whose work preserved a distinctive personal and regional voice. Even in a small surviving body of work, her poetry offers a clear sense of resilience, intelligence, and close attention to the world around her.