PERSONAL: Born London, England in 1936
Immigrated to Toronto from London, England in 1958
Married Alistair Black in 1961 (Toronto)
Kirsteen born in 1962
Divorced in 1966
Moved with Kirsteen to London in 1970
Married Bryan Burwash in 2006
Grandmother to Scott, Jennifer, Heather, Rachel and Melissa
Step-grandmother to Kimberley, Jennifer, Jack, Carter and Keith
Great-grandmother to Landon and Tom
WRITING & THEATRE
BACKGROUND: First poem published in high school magazine
Amateur acting in England
Wrote humorous skits in London, England and London, Canada
Re-commenced writing poetry in 1960s in Toronto
Wrote occasional poems and prose pieces all my life
Following participation in a Creative Writing course in London, Ontario in 1981 approx, began writing poetry in earnest
PUBLICATIONS:
Poetry: The Creative Circus Book, Red Kite Press 1984 (anthology edited by Marianne Micros)
Memory's Rapturous Pain 1987 (anthology)
Barbed Lyres – Canadian Venomous Verse - 1990 (anthology)
This Magazine (1990)
The Fourth Morningside Papers (1991)
Personal Memoir: The Fifth Morningside Papers (1994)
Interviews: Author and playwright Timothy Findley in Carousel Magazine (1994)
Many interviews with theatre personalities published in Scene Magazine
Numerous public readings and readings on Radio and TV in London and elsewhere in Ontario
Haiku (along with two others on the same theme) set to music by Hawksley Workman and performed at the 2011 Home County Folk Festival
Poem circulated on LTC buses in 2012 as part of the Poetry in Motion contest
Edited The Babbling Book, Vols I and II (an anthology of poetry and prose by the participants in the “For Love of Words” writing course, Program 60)
WRITING
ASPIRATIONS: To write a play
AWARDS: The Nathan Cohen (National) Award for Excellence in Theatre Criticism (Short Review Category) 1994
The Chris Doty Award – Brickenden Award for Lifelong Contributions to Theatre in London 2013
SPORTS: Then: Field hockey, tennis, swimming, skating, walking, dancing, bicycling, horseback riding
Now: (Since two hip replacements): aquafit and walking
HOBBIES: Reading, music, singing, concerts, TV, movies, live theatre, cooking, gardening, conversation
Over my very full lifetime my work, my interests, tastes and activities have been eclectic; I have many passions, but above all for those whom I love, and for writing, and live theatre.
EDUCATION: Grammar School in London, England; completed Grade XII equivalent in 1952 - main interests were languages, literature, live theatre
Secretarial college, London, England for one year
University courses at Western University in 1980s and 90s, including
Creative Writing and non-credit courses in Theatre, as well as other general interest courses and workshops since immigration to Canada in 1958
Completed Certificate in Thanatology, King's College – 1984 approx.
EMPLOYMENT :
1) 1953 – 1959 approx. - Secretary at a publishing company, London, England then photographer and reporter, then secretary for the then British Travel and Holidays Association (i.e. Britain's official tourism organization), London, England and Toronto, Canada
2) 1959 – 1970 - Secretarial positions with Toronto Industrial Leaseholds, the Crest Theatre, and the Ontario Law Reform Commission
3) 1970 – 1977 - Admissions Officer, Faculty of Law, the University of Western Ontario
4) 1978 – 2006 - Various secretarial positions with the Bank of Montreal; Faculty of Nursing, UWO; Dept of Social Work, Victoria Hospital; Hamilton Road Family Medical Centre; Parkwood Hospital; Student Health Services, UWO
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
1984 – 2005 approx. - Facilitator/Instructor – Creative Writing Courses for “Program 60” (run by the then PUC at Beal Secondary School; Part-time and Continuing Education, UWO; Elderhostel, and gave workshops in Creative Writing and Autobiographical Writing for various organizations and individuals.
1990 - 2005 - Theatre columnist for Scene Magazine.
1996 – present -Standardized Patient for the Clinical Skills Learning Program, Western University –
Contributed articles on live theatre to various other publications
VOLUNTEER WORK: Volunteer positions with various non-profit organizations
Immigrated to Toronto from London, England in 1958
Married Alistair Black in 1961 (Toronto)
Kirsteen born in 1962
Divorced in 1966
Moved with Kirsteen to London in 1970
Married Bryan Burwash in 2006
Grandmother to Scott, Jennifer, Heather, Rachel and Melissa
Step-grandmother to Kimberley, Jennifer, Jack, Carter and Keith
Great-grandmother to Landon and Tom
WRITING & THEATRE
BACKGROUND: First poem published in high school magazine
Amateur acting in England
Wrote humorous skits in London, England and London, Canada
Re-commenced writing poetry in 1960s in Toronto
Wrote occasional poems and prose pieces all my life
Following participation in a Creative Writing course in London, Ontario in 1981 approx, began writing poetry in earnest
PUBLICATIONS:
Poetry: The Creative Circus Book, Red Kite Press 1984 (anthology edited by Marianne Micros)
Memory's Rapturous Pain 1987 (anthology)
Barbed Lyres – Canadian Venomous Verse - 1990 (anthology)
This Magazine (1990)
The Fourth Morningside Papers (1991)
Personal Memoir: The Fifth Morningside Papers (1994)
Interviews: Author and playwright Timothy Findley in Carousel Magazine (1994)
Many interviews with theatre personalities published in Scene Magazine
Numerous public readings and readings on Radio and TV in London and elsewhere in Ontario
Haiku (along with two others on the same theme) set to music by Hawksley Workman and performed at the 2011 Home County Folk Festival
Poem circulated on LTC buses in 2012 as part of the Poetry in Motion contest
Edited The Babbling Book, Vols I and II (an anthology of poetry and prose by the participants in the “For Love of Words” writing course, Program 60)
WRITING
ASPIRATIONS: To write a play
AWARDS: The Nathan Cohen (National) Award for Excellence in Theatre Criticism (Short Review Category) 1994
The Chris Doty Award – Brickenden Award for Lifelong Contributions to Theatre in London 2013
SPORTS: Then: Field hockey, tennis, swimming, skating, walking, dancing, bicycling, horseback riding
Now: (Since two hip replacements): aquafit and walking
HOBBIES: Reading, music, singing, concerts, TV, movies, live theatre, cooking, gardening, conversation
Over my very full lifetime my work, my interests, tastes and activities have been eclectic; I have many passions, but above all for those whom I love, and for writing, and live theatre.
EDUCATION: Grammar School in London, England; completed Grade XII equivalent in 1952 - main interests were languages, literature, live theatre
Secretarial college, London, England for one year
University courses at Western University in 1980s and 90s, including
Creative Writing and non-credit courses in Theatre, as well as other general interest courses and workshops since immigration to Canada in 1958
Completed Certificate in Thanatology, King's College – 1984 approx.
EMPLOYMENT :
1) 1953 – 1959 approx. - Secretary at a publishing company, London, England then photographer and reporter, then secretary for the then British Travel and Holidays Association (i.e. Britain's official tourism organization), London, England and Toronto, Canada
2) 1959 – 1970 - Secretarial positions with Toronto Industrial Leaseholds, the Crest Theatre, and the Ontario Law Reform Commission
3) 1970 – 1977 - Admissions Officer, Faculty of Law, the University of Western Ontario
4) 1978 – 2006 - Various secretarial positions with the Bank of Montreal; Faculty of Nursing, UWO; Dept of Social Work, Victoria Hospital; Hamilton Road Family Medical Centre; Parkwood Hospital; Student Health Services, UWO
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
1984 – 2005 approx. - Facilitator/Instructor – Creative Writing Courses for “Program 60” (run by the then PUC at Beal Secondary School; Part-time and Continuing Education, UWO; Elderhostel, and gave workshops in Creative Writing and Autobiographical Writing for various organizations and individuals.
1990 - 2005 - Theatre columnist for Scene Magazine.
1996 – present -Standardized Patient for the Clinical Skills Learning Program, Western University –
Contributed articles on live theatre to various other publications
VOLUNTEER WORK: Volunteer positions with various non-profit organizations
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