In 1845, at the urging of her mother and sister, 15-year-old Mary Anne sent her first poem, “The Banshee,” to The Nation, a nationalistic newspaper founded by Thomas Davis and Dillon.

Mary Anne Bewsher, 81, of Tiburon, CA passed peacefully on November 15, 2023, surrounded by her daughters, ... Mary Anne adored poetry and was an avid reader and writer in her spare time.