Roo Borson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Roo Borson

Canadian poet

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1952

Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ruth Elizabeth Borson, who writes under the name Roo Borson (born January 20, 1952 in Berkeley, California) is a Canadian poet who lives in Toronto.
After undergraduate studies at UC Santa Barbara and Goddard College, she received an MFA from the University of British Columbia.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.
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.