Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Literary Criticism Canadian

Dorothy Livesay

Patterns in a Poetic Life

by (author) Peter Stevens

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Jun 1992
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550221541
    Publish Date
    Jun 1992
    List Price
    $14.95

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

Chronicling the life of poet Dorothy Livesay, this book examines the roots of Livesay's social activism, including her commitment to social work and her involvement with the Communist Party; her vital contributions to the magazines New Frontier, Contemporary Verse, and CV/II; her European and African travels; her lifelong battle with recurring physical illness; and her struggles against barriers to political and sexual freedom and artistic growth.

About the author

Peter Stevens (1928-2009) was a professor emeritus of English at the University of Windsor.

Peter Stevens' profile page

Editorial Reviews

“This is an instructive life in the relationship it demonstrates between a sensitive artist and a tumultuous century.” —Canadian Materials