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Dorothy Livesay

Dorothy Livesay, Canadian poet (died 1996)

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Born
October 12, 1909
Died
December 29, 1996
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1909

About Dorothy Livesay

Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, 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. Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, (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. In 1975 Livesay founded the journal Contemporary Verse 2 (CVII). Livesay's first collection of poetry, Green Pitcher, was published in 1928, when she was only nineteen.

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Dorothy Livesay timeline

  1. Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, (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.
  2. Livesay's first collection of poetry, Green Pitcher, was published in 1928, when she was only nineteen.
  3. In 1975 Livesay founded the journal Contemporary Verse 2 (CVII).

The world when Dorothy Livesay was born

Dorothy Livesay was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dorothy Livesay's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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