Nessie Dunsmuir (
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Married name
Graham
Short biography
A poet, Dunsmuir was married to WS Graham. She first came to Cornwall in 1944 to be with Graham.
Full biography
After a separation, in which time Dunmore taught in Italy and in France, she married Graham in 1954. They moved to Cornwall permanently, settling in Madron. In her time, she wrote only 10 poems. When asked why she didn't write any more, she replied, 'that's all there ever were''.* These ten poems were published in 1988 as Ten Poems. *Margaret Snow, 'Nessie Dunsmuir, Obituary' The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/nessie-dunsmuir-1103126.html
Works in our collections
Author
Ten Poems (1988)
Date of birth
13 September 1909
Place of birth
Blantyre, Lanarkshire
Date of death
27 May 1999
Place of death
Penzance, Cornwall
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