b. 15 April 1861. d. 8 June 1929. Nationality: Canadian.
Poet, essayist, journalist, and editor. Cousin of poet Charles George Douglas Roberts.
Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Educated at the University of New Brunswick, University
of Edinburgh, and Harvard University. Moved to the United States in 1890. Literary
editor of the *Independent*. Founder of *The Chap-Book*. Contributed to the *Boston
Evening Transcript*. Editor-in-chief of *The World’s Best Poetry* (1904) and editor
of *The Oxford Book of American Verse* (1927). Author of several volumes of poetry
including *Low Tide on Grand Pré: A Book of Lyrics* (1893) and *Pipes of Pan* (1906).
Member of the Royal Society of Canada (1925). Recipient of the Lorne Pierce Medal
(1928). Biographical information: *DCB*. (CC)