H. Isabel Graham (May 13, 1869 — October 29, 1941) was a Canadian poet.
Early life
Hannah Isabel Graham was born at Harpurhey, near Seaforth, Ontario. the daughter of the Rev. William G. Graham, a Presbyterian minister, and Elizabeth Gouinlock. Her parents were both from Scotland. Graham wrote a pamphlet, "Fifty Years of Presbyterianism in Egmondville" (1896), about her father's work.[1] H. Isabel Graham studied piano, pipe organ, and harmony at the Toronto College of Music.[2][3]
Career
Graham's poetry was published in Canadian and American newspapers and magazines, and collected in the volumes A Song of December and Other Poems (1904),[4]Saint Ignace and Other Poems (1934),[5] and Be of Good Cheer (1939). She sometimes used Scottish English vocabulary, spelling, and other features of the dialect.[6] Themes were religious or patriotic, with titles including "There's Aye a Something", "Does Memory Live?" "No Country's Like Our Own Dear Land", "The Prodigal Child",[1] "The Crown",[7] "To Those Who Wait"[8] "To An Invalided Soldier", "The Christmas Ship",[2] and "Open the Door".[9]
Personal life
Hannah Isabel Graham died in 1941, aged 72 years. Her gravesite (under the name "Hannah Isabella Graham") is with those of her parents, at Egmondville, Ontario.[10]