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E. S. (Elizabeth Susan) MacLeod
1842–1939
A Scottish-born Canadian poet, she became known as the "Island Poetess" for her close ties to Prince Edward Island and her warmly patriotic verse. Her work celebrates place, memory, and the everyday beauty of life in Canada.
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Carols of Canada, Etc., Etc.
by E. S. (Elizabeth Susan) MacLeod
About the author
Born in Scotland on February 23, 1842, Elizabeth Susan MacLeod later made her home in Canada and became closely associated with Prince Edward Island. She wrote under the name E. S. MacLeod and was remembered in her lifetime as the "Island Poetess," a nickname that reflects how strongly her writing was linked with her adopted home.
MacLeod is best known for Carols of Canada, Etc., Etc. (1893), a collection of poems that reflects affection for the Canadian landscape and a strong sense of national feeling. She also wrote Donalda; a Scottish-Canadian Story, showing that her work ranged beyond poetry into fiction shaped by Scottish and Canadian experience.
She lived a long life that spanned major changes in both Canada and the wider world, dying on January 15, 1939. Today, she remains of interest to readers of Canadian literature and to anyone curious about writers who helped give early literary voice to Prince Edward Island.