Roo Borson
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Ruth Elizabeth Borson, who writes under the name Roo Borson (1952- ) is a Canadian poet who lives in Toronto. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia.
Works:
- Landfall - 1977
- In the Smoky Light of the Fields - 1980
- A Sad Device - 1981
- The Whole Night Coming Home - 1984 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
- The Transparence of November / Snow - 1985 (with Kim Maltman)
- Intent, Or the Weight of the World - 1989
- Night Walk - 1994 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
- Water Memory - 1996
- Introduction to the Introduction to Wang Wei - 2000 (with Pain Not Bread)
- Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida - 2004 (winner of the 2004 Governor General's Award and the 2005 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize)