Dorothy Livesay
| Dorothy Livesay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay October 12, 1909 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died | December 29, 1996 (aged 87) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Nationality |
 Canadian |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | Collected Poems: The Two Seasons |
| Notable awards |
Order of Canada Order of British Columbia Governor General's Award, Lorne Pierce Medal, FRSC |
| Spouse | Duncan Macnair |
| Children | Peter, Marcia |
Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, OC OBC FRSC (October 12, 1909 – December 29, 1996) was a Canadian poet who twice won the Governor General's Award in the 1940s, and was "senior woman writer in Canada" during the 1970s and 1980s.
Livesay was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her mother, Florence Randal Livesay, was a poet and journalist; her father, J.F.B. Livesay was the General Manager of Canadian Press. Livesay moved to Toronto, Ontario, with her family in 1920. She graduated with a BA in 1931 from Trinity College in the University of Toronto and received a diploma from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Social Work in 1934. She also studied at the University of British Columbia and the Sorbonne.
In 1931 in Paris, Livesay became a committed Communist. She joined the Communist Party of Canada in 1933, and was active in a number of its front organizations: the Canadian Labour Defense League, the Canadian League Against War and Fascism, Friends of the Soviet Union, and the Workers’ Unity League. Livesay moved to Vancouver in 1935, and married Duncan Macnair, a fellow socialist, in 1937. They had two children, Peter and Marcia.
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