Vivien has been involved in the practice of poetry all her life.  She is a former music, art and rare books librarian (retired from Queen's University, Kingston) who loves choral singing and other music activities. Continuing to work as free-lance cataloguer after early retirement, Vivien lived in Prince Edward County for a decade where she made many new friends and devoted more time to her writing.  A proud grandmother, she moved to Ottawa in 2014 to be near three of her grandchildren.  She is also blessed with four grandchildren in Portland, Oregon.    

Chapbook publications:  Widow’s walk;   Mauve you rise and other poems;  Wellington Beach and other poems.    Contributor to anthologies including, "And left a place to stand" honouring Al Purdy.   Former coordinator of Picton Open Floor readings, a member of the Cobourg Poetry Workshop  and a working-group in Prince Edward County writing in a variety of poetic forms.   She especially appreciates the oral aspects of poetry which bring to life the mood and musicality of language, its rhythm and rhyme.