Roo Borson

Ruth Elizabeth Borson, who writes under the name Roo Borson (born 20 January 1952 in Berkeley, California) is a Canadian poet.

Life
Borson is a graduate of the University of British Columbia.

She currently lives in Toronto with poet Kim Maltman, and with Kim Maltman and Andy Patton is a member of the collaborative performance poetry ensemble Pain Not Bread.

Recognition
She has received many awards for her work, including the Governor General's Literary Award, 2004, and the Griffin Poetry Prize, 2005 for Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida.

Poetry

 * Landfall. Fredericton, NB: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1977.
 * Rain. Moonbeam, ON: Penumbra Press, 1980.
 * In the smoky light of the fields. Toronto: Three Trees Press, 1980.
 * A Sad Device. Dunvegan, ON: Quadrant Editions, 1981.
 * ''The whole Night, Coming Home. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1984.
 * The transparence of November; Snow. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press, 1985.
 * Intent, or, The weight of the world. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1989.
 * Night walk: Selected Poems. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1994.
 * Water memory. Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1996.
 * Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida. Toront : McClelland and Stewart, 2004.
 * Personal History. Toronto: Pedlar Press, 2008.

Prose

 * Introduction to the Introduction to Wang Wei by Pain Not Bread. London, ON: Brick Books, 2000.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the University of Toronto.