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'''Mary Symon''' (25 September 1863 - 27 May 1938) was a Scottish vernacular poet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1057237368|title=The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women|publisher=|others=Ewan, Elizabeth,|year=|isbn=978-1-4744-3629-8|location=Edinburgh|pages=425|oclc=1057237368}}</ref> |
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== Life and education == |
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Mary was born to John Symon, a landowner and saddler, and Isabella Duncan in [[Dufftown]], on the estate of Pittyvaich.<ref name=":0" /> She was educated first at [[Mortlach Public School]], and then at the [[Edinburgh Institute For Young Ladies]], where she met [[James Logie Robertson|Logie Robertson]] and attended lectures by [[David Masson]], at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mary Symon (1863-1938) – Wee Windaes|url=https://wee-windaes.nls.uk/mary-symon/|access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> She was a graduate of [[University of St Andrews|The University of St Andrews]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Mary Symon {{!}} Poet|url=https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/mary-symon/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=Scottish Poetry Library|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== Works == |
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Her rural upbringing gave Mary extensive experience in the [[Scots language|Scots]] vernacular.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Her work was influenced by the [[World War I|First World War]]: her 1916 poem 'The Glen's Muster-Roll' is written from the perspective of a local schoolmaster, reflecting on the future of the boys in his community, while her poem 'A Whiff o' Hame' was sent to troops in the same year as part of a Christmas book.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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The first edition of Symon's work, '[[River Deveron|Deveron]] Days' was published in 1933, and sold out instantly, moving straight to a second edition.<ref name=":0" /> In the same year she was invited to write a school song for [[Robert Gordon's College]].<ref name=":1" /> Prior to 1933 her work was published in magazines such as the [[Aberdeen University Review]], [[The Scots Magazine]], and was included in [[Hugh MacDiarmid]]'s [[Northern Numbers]] anthologies. |
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She had skill in translation, with three poems by [[Pierre-Jean de Béranger|Béranger]] represented in her work 'Deveron Days'.<ref name=":1" /> She had a strong knowledge of [[Banffshire]] traditions and customs, and wrote and lectured on these.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Revision as of 15:38, 20 November 2020
Mary Symon (25 September 1863 - 27 May 1938) was a Scottish vernacular poet.[1]
Life and education
Mary was born to John Symon, a landowner and saddler, and Isabella Duncan in Dufftown, on the estate of Pittyvaich.[1] She was educated first at Mortlach Public School, and then at the Edinburgh Institute For Young Ladies, where she met Logie Robertson and attended lectures by David Masson, at the University of Edinburgh.[1][2] She was a graduate of The University of St Andrews.[3]
Works
Her rural upbringing gave Mary extensive experience in the Scots vernacular.[1]
Her work was influenced by the First World War: her 1916 poem 'The Glen's Muster-Roll' is written from the perspective of a local schoolmaster, reflecting on the future of the boys in his community, while her poem 'A Whiff o' Hame' was sent to troops in the same year as part of a Christmas book.[1][3]
The first edition of Symon's work, 'Deveron Days' was published in 1933, and sold out instantly, moving straight to a second edition.[1] In the same year she was invited to write a school song for Robert Gordon's College.[3] Prior to 1933 her work was published in magazines such as the Aberdeen University Review, The Scots Magazine, and was included in Hugh MacDiarmid's Northern Numbers anthologies.
She had skill in translation, with three poems by Béranger represented in her work 'Deveron Days'.[3] She had a strong knowledge of Banffshire traditions and customs, and wrote and lectured on these.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Ewan, Elizabeth,. Edinburgh. p. 425. ISBN 978-1-4744-3629-8. OCLC 1057237368.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Mary Symon (1863-1938) – Wee Windaes". Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Mary Symon | Poet". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 2020-11-20.