Ronnie R. Brown

Ronnie R. Brown (born November 8, 1946) is a Canadian poet.

Life
Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, Brown moved to Canada i 1969 and has lived there since, living first in Montreal and then in Ottawa. She was awarded both the Board of Governors' and the Graduate Students' Award for excellence in poetry. Brown is now teaching creative writing at both Concordia and Carleton Universities, and produces and co-hosts the FM arts programme Sparks II.

Brown is the author of several collections of poetry. Her work has also appeared in over 100 magazines in Canada, the U.S. and Australia, and in numerous anthologies. In 1986, a staged adaptation of her poetry series, On Falling Bodies, was presented in three sold out performances at the atelier of Ottawa's National Arts Centre.

Recognition
Brown has been a winner or finalist in many literary competitions, including The Ray Burrell (1st place - 2001, HM - 2003) and the Sandburg-Livesay Competition (first place - 1989). Her 2000 collection, Photographic Evidence, was short-listed for the Archibald Lampman Award in 2001.

Publications

 * Re Creation. Ottawa: Balmuir Book Publishing, 1987. ISBN 0-919511-42-2
 * Decisive Moments. Perth, ON: Anthos Books, 1988. ISBN 0-920798-09-8
 * Photographic Evidence. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 2000. ISBN 0-88753-347-7
 * States of Matter. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 2005. ISBN 0-88753-404-X
 * Night Echoes. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press, 2006. ISBN 0-88753-427-9

Edited

 * Frost & foliage: a Canadian anthology of poetry. Thornhill, ON: Beret Days Book, 2009.