Carman, William Bliss

William Bliss (1861-), a Canadian poet. He was born at Fredericton, New Brunswick. His education was received at the universities of Edinburgh and Harvard. He studied both law and civil engineering. In 1886 he returned to Harvard and studied philology and English literature. He has done journalistic work on New York and Boston papers and as editor of The Literary World. He is the author of many poems. The best known volumes are probably the series entitled Songs from Vagabondia, More Songs from Vagabondia, and Last Songs from Vagabondia. These were produced conjointly with Richard Hovey. Low Tide on Grand Pre, A Sea Mark, Ballads of Lost Haven, Behind the Arras, and A Winter Holiday are other volumes by Carman. He is also the author of many delightful prose essays, descriptive of the homes and haunts of birds and wild game.