Draft:Ron Berube

Ron Berube (born December 14, 1947) is an American author and poet.

Early life
Ron Berube was born in Lewiston, Maine, and was one of three children. He attended Fordham University in Bronx, New York, where he attained a BA in English in 1969. Many years later, in 1991, he received a BSN from the University of Virginia, followed by an MSN in 1995.

Career
Berube spent his entire nursing career at the University of Virginia. He started off as a psychiatric nurse and then transitioned to a leadership role in nurse administration. He retired in 2019 as a home health nurse.

Personal life
Berube is currently retired and lives in Charlottesville, VA, with his wife, Christie Aderholt. They have two children, Sam and Abby.

Recognition
- Won Cville "Writer's Eye" contest in 1996. [^1] - Won The Writer House poetry contest in 2019. [^2]

A quote from a book reading at Kramer's bookstore in Washington D.C: "In this series of stunning, remarkable poems, Ron Berube explores the macrocosmic and microcosmic with equal parts aplomb, agility, and true heart. From navigating ideas of deep time and space, to the observation of some of life’s simplest pleasures, the critical eye and mastery of verse ushers Berube into the canon of modern poetics." [^3]