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Susanna Hawkins (1787–1868) was a Scottish Poet.

Early life
Susanna Hawkins was born in 1787. She was born close to Ecclefechan, Scotland. Her father was a blacksmith. Early in her life Hawkins was a domestic servant during which she managed to also obtain some elementary education that allowed her to begin writing poems.

Major works
Susanna began to publish her poems around 1826. One of her major works, known as The Poems and Songs of Susanna Hawkins, was first published in 1838. This first edition consists of sixty pages. Overall, her poems were published in little volumes that had paper covers. With nine volumes in total, Susanna would go to the doors of many homes in an attempt to sell these volumes to individuals. Her last volume was published in 1861 before her death in March 1868.

Major themes
Overall, these poems consisted of writing that emphasized the concern she had for women and men belonging to the middle and upper class. Specifically, her poem “Lines of a Gentleman’s Son” portrays her concern for a child who was a part of the upper-class. Overall, these poems evidently, alternate between moral ideas in rural scenes and her concern for family members belonging to the royal family and various other women and men in society. Some of these poems that reflect the description of moral ideas and her concern for various individuals in society are "To Lady Christian Douglas," To "Mrs. Hogg", and "Letter to a Young Lady."