▁Al ton , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁John ▁Down ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁Mark eting ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 ; ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁editor ial ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Medical ▁Association ▁Journal . ▁Down ie ▁was ▁public ity ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press ▁in ▁Toronto ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁writer . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Down ie ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁moved ▁to ▁Pitts burgh ; ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁King ston , ▁Ontario ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Down ie ▁was ▁book ▁review ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁King ston ▁Wh ig - Standard . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁The ▁Horn ▁Book ▁Magazine , ▁O W L , ▁Ch ick ade e , ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail , ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Cit izen ▁and ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Gazette . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁▁ ▁The ▁Wind ▁has ▁W ings : ▁Po ems ▁from ▁Canada , ▁an ▁anth ology ▁of ▁poetry , ▁with ▁Barbara ▁Robert son ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁ ▁Sc ared ▁Sarah ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁ ▁Dragon ▁on ▁Par