Jean (McKishnie) Blewett

Born at Scotia, Upper Canada, and educated at St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, Jean McKishnie was for many years a member of the staff of the Toronto “Globe,” continuing as an active journalist until 1925. Between 1897 and 1922 she published several volumes of poetry which was admired by her contemporaries “for the directness and simplicity of theme and form and for the occasional whimsical note”. She died at Chatham, Ontario.

Née à Scotia (Haut-Canada), Jean McKishnie fit ses études au St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, travailla pendant de nombreuses années au «Globe» de Toronto et poursuivit sa carrière de journaliste jusqu’en 1925. Entre 1897 et 1922, elle publia plusieurs volumes de poésie. Elle suscita l’admiration de ses contemporains pour sa franchise, la simplicité de ses thèmes et de sa forme où entrait parfois une note de fantaisie. Elle mourut à Chatham (Ontario).