Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2005) Winner
Roo Borson
るー・ぼーそん
Rū Bōson
Aliases:
Ruth Elizabeth Borson
Pen Names:
Roo Borson（Pen name for poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1952-01-20 （Berkeley, California）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto → Berkeley, California
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 1977-2024
- Affiliations
- Pain Not Bread
- Memberships
- Pain Not Bread
- Nominations
- Nominated for Governor General's Award, 1984 (The Whole Night, Coming Home), Nominated for Governor General's Award, 1995 (Night Walk)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara | — | — | — | undergraduate studies | United States |
| Goddard College | — | — | — | undergraduate studies | United States |
| University of British Columbia | — | — | MFA | — | Canada |
UC Santa Barbara
Period:
undergraduate studies
Country:
United States
Goddard College
Period:
undergraduate studies
Country:
United States
University of British Columbia
Degree:
MFA
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Governor General's Literary Award | Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida | 英語詩部門 | Canada Council for the Arts | winner |
| 2005 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida | — | Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry | winner |
| 2005 | Pat Lowther Award | Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida | — | — | winner |
Governor General's Literary Award
2004
Work:
Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida
Category:
英語詩部門
Organization:
Canada Council for the Arts
Result:
winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
2005
Work:
Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida
Organization:
Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Result:
winner
Pat Lowther Award
2005
Work:
Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida
2004 poetryA poetry collection chronicling a short journey upriver toward Oishida in Japan.
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Landfall
1977 poetryCardinal in the Eastern White Cedar
2017 poetryBibliography
- Landfall (1977)
- Rain (1980)
- In the Smoky Light of the Fields (1980)
- A Sad Device (1981)
- The Whole Night, Coming Home (1984)
- The Transparence of November / Snow (1985)
- Intent, or, The Weight of the World (1989)
- Night Walk (1994)
- Water Memory (1996)
- Introduction to the Introduction to Wang Wei (2000)
- Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida (2004)
- Personal History (2008)
- Rain; road; an open boat (2012)
- Box Kite: Prose Poems by Baziju (2016)
- Cardinal in the Eastern White Cedar (2017)
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet who won the Governor General's Literary Award (2004), Griffin Poetry Prize (2005), and Pat Lowther Award (2005). Member of the collaborative poetry group Pain Not Bread. Resides in Toronto.
Archives
- Library and Archives Canada (Roo Borson and Kim Maltman fonds, R12759)
Trivia
- Lives in Toronto with poet Kim Maltman.
- Member of the collaborative performance poetry ensemble Pain Not Bread (with Kim Maltman and Andy Patton).