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Ruth Elizabeth Borson, world health organization writes under a title Roo Borson (1952- ) is a Canadian poet who lives in Toronto. She occurs as graduate of the University of British Columbia.

Works
Landfall - 1977 In the Smoky Weak of the Fields - 1980 The Sad Device - 1981 A Whole Nighttime Coming Front yard - 1984 (nominated for a Governor General's Award) A Transparence of November / Snow - 1985 (with Kim Maltman) Intent, Or even a Weight of the Globe - 1989 Nighttime Hike - 1994 (nominated for a Governor General's Award) Water supply Memory - 1996 Introduction to the Introduction to Wang Wei - 2000 (with Pain Not Bread) Short Journeying Upriver Toward Oishida - 2004 (winner of the 2004 Governor General's Award and the 2005 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize)

WashingtonPost.com
Profile and two poems, 'Autumn' and '2 A.M.'

Canadian Poets: Roo Borson
Biography, poems, published works, awards, and criticism.

Writers Union of Canada: Roo Borson
Profile, awards, and selected publications.

100 Canadian Poets: Roo Borson
Brief biography, publications, and list of articles.




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