Christian Gray (poet)
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Christian Gray | |
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| Born | 1772 Aberdalgie, Perthshire |
| Died | 1830 Aberdalgie, Perthshire |
| Language | English, Scots |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Christian Gray (1772 – circa 1830) was a Scottish poet. Blind from a young age, Gray was known as the "blind poet" and wrote in both Scots and English. She published two volumes of poems in a variety of genres, including political, religious, and autobiographical.
Christian Gray was born by April 1772 in Aberdalgie, Perthshire.[1] Her family had been farmers for generations;[2] she was the eldest of two children who survived to adulthood.[1]
Gray lost her eyesight in childhood after falling ill with smallpox.[3] She had passages of the Bible and poetry read to her often, and she knitted while walking in nature.[2][3] Her neighbors provided assistance after her parents died, and she lived in a cottage provided by the Earl of Kinnoull.[2]
Scottish historian Peter Robert Drummond visited Gray around 1827 and featured a chapter on her in Perthshire in Bygone Days: One Hundred Biographical Essays; he writes that she lived "a number of years" after his visit.[1]
