Biography of bliss carman

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    Bliss Carman

    Contents

    1. Biography
    2. Why Should We Read and Study Carman?
    3. Literature & Analysis
      • “A Son of the Sea”
      • “The Ships of Yule”
      • from “The Joys of the Open Road”
      • “An Autumn Song” [aka “A Vagabond Song”]
      • Analysis of “The Joys of the Open Road” and “An Autumn Song”
      • “In Bay Street”
      • “There’s Not a Little Boat, Sweetheart”
      • “I Do Not Long for Fame”
      • “Three Things There Be in the World, Yvonne”
      • Analysis of “There’s Not a Little Boat, Sweetheart,” “I Do Not Long for Fame,” and “Three Things There Be in the World, Yvonne”
      • “In Apple Time”
      • “Vestigia”
      • Analysis of “Vestigia”
      • “Low Tide on Grand Pré”
      • “Envoy”
    4. Questions and Considerations for Reflection
    5. Strategies for Teachers
    6. Further Reading
    7. Copyright

    Biography

    The most lyrical and bohemian of Canada’s Confederation poets, Bliss Carman was born in Fredericton in 1861 in a small cottage once owned by Jonathan Odell. Carman was the first cousin and close confidante of Charles G.D. Roberts (their mothers were

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    This Canadian poet was more often known by the shorter version of Bliss Carman. He actually lived for most of his life in the United States and it was here that he became known worldwide. He was never forgotten in Canada though and they made him their Poet Laureate in his later years. He was a lyrical poet who was numbered amongst the so-called Confederation Poets in Canada and shared this status with the likes of Duncan Campbell Scott and Archibald Lampman. Carman stood out from some of his contemporaries in that he dedicated himself to poetry, occasionally writing critical commentaries on philosophical or literary topics. Others often chose to diversify into journalism or writing novels.

    He was born William Bliss Carman on the 15th April 1861 in a small New Brunswick town of Fredericton. His mother’s maiden name was Bliss and he counted amongst his family members and ancestors a number of literary figures including Daniel Bliss, the great grandfather of the poet Ralph Waldo Eme

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    CARMAN, WILLIAM BLISS (he chose Bliss Carman as his authorial name in 1884), poet, essayist, reporter, and editor; b. 15 April 1861 in Fredericton, son of William Carman, a barrister and court tjänsteman, and Sophia Mary Bliss; d. unmarried 8 June 1929 in New Canaan, Conn.

    Bliss Carman, whose ancestors were loyalists, was educated at the Collegiate School in Fredericton, where George Robert Parkin was headmaster, and at the University of New Brunswick (ba 1881, ma 1884); he subsequently attended the University of Edinburgh (1882–83) and Harvard University (1886–87). After returning to Fredericton from Scotland in 1883, he had tried his hand at teaching, surveying, and the law, and had written reviews for the University Monthly, activities that reflected his restlessness and his journalistic bent. At Harvard, he was heavily influenced by Josiah Royce, whose spiritualistic idealism, combined with the transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo Emerson, lie