Mildred Trivers collection

Mildred Raynolds Trivers was born on America`s birthday, July 4, 1912 in Columbus, Ohio. She moved to Akron, Ohio, where she graduated from Our Lady of the Elms High School. Mildred continued her education from Hollins College and attended graduate school at Radcliffe College. Mildred married Howard Trivers in 1934. After wedded, Howard and Mildred lived and traveled Greece, Germany, and Switzerland. Howard joined the Foreign Service, which led the family to live in Copenhagen, Berlin and Zurich where she actively wrote about activities surrounding the Berlin Wall. The family moved to Muncie in 1972, where Mildred became active in the First Presbyterian Church and various poetry groups. Trivers was the founder of the Humpback Barn Festival of Poetry and Art, Inc. which annually celebrates World Poetry Day with an integrated series of poetry readings, exhibitions, and performing arts. She was also featured weekly on WBST-FM, Muncie, Indiana as the Poet of Twin Ponds Lane. In addition to her videos and casts, she read and lectured in public settings including colleges and universities, schools, retirement homes, and hospitals. Her publications include: Circled Round with Awe, Flowers for Frill, Two Plus Seven, Winter Moon, For My Remembering and If You Want a Modern Mother. Trivers was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash acknowledging her commitment to making Indiana a better place to live and raise a family. She was also awarded a special merit by Lifestream Services in 2002. Trivers passed away on November 19, 2007 at the age of 95 in Muncie, Indiana.