num_pages: 74
description: This book chronicles the life of the poet Dorothy Livesay. Included in this book are the roots of Livesay's social activism: 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.
language: English
title: Dorothy Livesay: Patterns in a Poetic Life
titlecomplete: Dorothy Livesay: Patterns in a Poetic Life
ratings_count: 3
publisher: ECW Press