Livesay, Dorothy (Vol. 15) - Introduction

Livesay, Dorothy 1909–

Livesay is a Canadian poet, critic, editor, scriptwriter, and journalist. Her poetic concerns vary from the political to the intensely personal and psychological, and reflect her years as a social worker, as well as the strong influence of T. S. Eliot and the imagists. Her verse is lyrical and sensuous; characteristically perceptive, musical, and rhythmically inventive. Livesay was awarded the Governor General's Award in 1944 for Day and Night, and again in 1947 for Poems for People. (See also CLC, Vol. 4, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 25-28, rev. ed.)