Mona Douglas | |
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.jpg) Douglas late in life | |
| Born | Constance Mona Douglas 18 September 1898 Much Woolton |
| Died | 8 October 1987 (aged 89) Nobles Hospital, Isle of Man |
| Occupation | Librarian and Journalist |
| Nationality | Manx |
| Genre | Poetry, songs, folklore, drama, novels, journalism |
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Mona Douglas MBE RBV (18 September 1898 – 8 October 1987) was a Manx cultural activist, folklorist, poet, novelist and journalist. She is recognised as the main driving force behind the modern revival of Manx culture and is acknowledged as the most influential Manx poet of the 20th century,[1] but she is best known for her often controversial work to preserve and revive traditional Manx folk music and dance. She was involved in a great number of initiatives to revive interest and activity in Manx culture, including societies, classes, publications and youth groups. The most notable and successful of these was Yn Chruinnaght.
- ^ 'Literature in English since 1900' by Martin Faragher, in A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume V: The Modern Period, 1830 – 1999, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2000, p. 337