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Kate Seymour MacLean
An American-born poet who made Canada her home, she wrote lyrical, often reflective verse shaped by nature, memory, and national feeling. Her work was widely published in Canadian and American periodicals and remains of interest to readers of nineteenth-century poetry.
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The Coming of the Princess, and Other Poems
by Kate Seymour MacLean
About the author
Born in the United States, Kate Seymour MacLean later moved to Canada after her marriage. She became known as a poet whose work appeared in both Canadian and American periodicals, building a reputation during her own lifetime for graceful, expressive verse.
Her poetry often draws on natural scenery, emotion, loss, and patriotic feeling. She was also associated with the "Canada First" movement, which helps place her work within a period when writers were actively shaping ideas of Canadian identity.
MacLean died in Toronto at the age of 86. Collections such as The Coming of the Princess, and Other Poems and Two Windows have helped keep her writing available to later readers.