Ronnie R. Brown
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Ronnie R. Brown is a Canadian poet who lives and writes in Ottawa
, Ontario
.
Born in Brockton
, Massachusetts
, Brown has spent most of her adult life in Canada, living first in Montreal
and then in Ottawa. She was awarded both the Board of Governors' and the Graduate Students' Award for excellence in poetry. Brown is now teaching creative writing at both Concordia and Carleton
Universities, and produces and co-hosts the FM arts programme Sparks II.
The author of several collections of poetry, Brown's work has also appeared in over 100 magazines in Canada, the U.S. and Australia
, and in numerous anthologies. In 1986, a staged adaptation of her poetry series, On Falling Bodies, was presented in three "sold out" performances at the atelier of Ottawa
's National Arts Centre
. Brown has been a winner or finalist in many literary competitions, including The Ray Burrell (1st place - 2001, HM - 2003) and the Sandburg-Livesay Competition (first place - 1989). Her 2000 collection, Photographic Evidence, was short-listed
for the Archibald Lampman Award in 2001.
Ottawa
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, Ontario
Ontario
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.
Born in Brockton
Brockton, Massachusetts
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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, Brown has spent most of her adult life in Canada, living first in Montreal
Montreal
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and then in Ottawa. She was awarded both the Board of Governors' and the Graduate Students' Award for excellence in poetry. Brown is now teaching creative writing at both Concordia and Carleton
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
Universities, and produces and co-hosts the FM arts programme Sparks II.
The author of several collections of poetry, Brown's work has also appeared in over 100 magazines in Canada, the U.S. and Australia
Australia
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, and in numerous anthologies. In 1986, a staged adaptation of her poetry series, On Falling Bodies, was presented in three "sold out" performances at the atelier of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
's National Arts Centre
National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre is a centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa, Ontario, between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal...
. Brown has been a winner or finalist in many literary competitions, including The Ray Burrell (1st place - 2001, HM - 2003) and the Sandburg-Livesay Competition (first place - 1989). Her 2000 collection, Photographic Evidence, was short-listed
Short list
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for the Archibald Lampman Award in 2001.