Maureen Scott Harris

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

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.

Awards

 * 2002 Arc's Poem-of-the-Year contest
 * 2009 WildCare Tasmania Nature Writing Prize

Poetry

 * (chapbook)
 * (reprinted 2006)
 * (reprinted 2006)

Essays

 * "The Cusp of Change", The National Post, 15 September 2001