Livesay, Dorothy, 1909-1996

Dorothy Livesay was born in Winnipeg. She taught at the University of Alberta from 1968 to 1971 and served as Visiting Professor at the University of Victoria from 1971 to 1974. Her volumes of poetry include "The Green Pitcher", "Day and Night", "Call My People Home", "The Unquiet Bed", "The Documentaries", and "Collected Poems: The Two Seasons". She has published many critical articles and reviews as well as a book of reminiscence "A Winnipeg Childhood" (1973). She received the Governor-General's Award for Poetry in 1944 and 1947, and an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Waterloo in 1973.

From the description of Dorothy Livesay fonds. [1938-1974]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 651602328