Maureen Scott Harris

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Maureen Scott Harris
Born (1943-04-24) 24 April 1943 (age 78)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationPoet

Maureen Scott Harris (born 24 April 1943 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia) is a Canadian poet.

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Life

Maureen Scott was born in British Columbia. She was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and moved to Toronto in 1964. She graduated from University of Toronto. During her time at university, she worked as a cataloguer at the University of Toronto Library.

Her works appear in The Fiddlehead, The Malahat, Pottersfield Portfolio, Contemporary Verse 2, Room of One's Own, Event, Poetry Canada, Prairie Fire, Grail, and Grain.

She married Peter Harris, a professor at University of Toronto; they have two daughters, Jessica and Katharine. [1] [2]

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