User:Geo Swan/Robyn Michele Levy
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Robyn Michele Levy | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Occupation(s) | artist, broadcaster and writer |
| Known for | shortlisted for the 2012 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour |
Robyn Michele Levy is a Canadian artist, broadcaster and writer.[1][2][3][4] Her memoir, Most of Me, was shortlisted for the 2012 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.[5]
Levy's artwork appeared started appearing in art shows in 1983.[1] In a 2011 interview in the Jewish Independent Levy described listening to CBC Radio as she worked in her studio. One of her favourite radio shows encouraged listeners to submit their own stories. After her first submission was accepted she became a regular freelance broadcaster.
In 2007, when she was 43 years old, Levy learned she had symptoms of early-onset Parkinson Disease, and, six months later, received a cancer diagnosis.[2]
In 2011 Levy published Most of Me. Commentators remark on the surprising humour she brought to her shocking diagnoses.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Olga Livshin (2011-04-08). "Humor serves to heal: Robyn Michele Levy's digital art takes risks". Jewish Independent. Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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Kathleen Byrne (2012-12-20). "Most of Me, by Robyn Michele Levy". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
She finds solace, or at least distraction, in a completely understandably mordant way, reading newspaper obits and composing her own ("In lieu of flowers, donations to her favourite charity, [daughter]Naomi's Soy Latte Trust Fund, would be appreciated"), branching out to fantasy business cards ("ROBYN MICHELE LEVY: Social Magnet and Mortality Mentor"), weather forecasts ("It's September. Forecast calls for heavy showers of advice from oncologists and a flood of anxiety") and the occasional news release ("For Immediate Release: Middle-Aged Dame Diversifies Disease Portfolio").
- ^ a b Gail Johnson (2011-10-19). "Parkinson's and cancer fed Robyn Michele Levy's new book". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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Lois Wilmoth-Bennett (2012-07-24). "Most of Me: Surviving My Medical Meltdown". New York Journal of Books. Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
Robyn Levy was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age 43. Eight months later, she got a second devastating diagnosis; this time it was breast cancer.
- ^ "Overseeing the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for humour writing". The Leacock Associates. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2019-04-27.