Rona Murray

Rona Jean Murray (born February 10, 1924 London, England - died July 9, 2003 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) was a Canadian poet.[1]

Life

Murray spent her early childhood in India where her father commanded a Gurkha regiment. When she was eight years old her family immigrated to Canada in 1932.

Rona attended Queen Margaret's School from 1932-1941. She studied at Mills College, and later graduated from the University of British Columbia and the University of Kent, where she earned a Ph.D.

She taught at Douglas College, Selkirk College, Castlegar, University of Victoria, and University of British Columbia.

In 1944 Murray married Gerry Haddon and had 3 children; they divorced. She later married ceramics artist Walter Dexter. They lived on Vancouver Island.[2]

Her papers are held at University of Victoria.[3]

Awards

Rona Murray has been granted the following awards,[4]

Works

Poetry

Plays

Anthologies

Editor

Non Fiction

References

  1. Dennis McIntire, ed. (2001). International Who's Who in Poetry and Poets' Encyclopaedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-948875-59-5.
  2. Publisher's Biographical Note
  3. "Rona Murray fonds". Library.uvic.ca. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  4. Biographical Note, Awards
  5. Robin Hopper ceramics: a lifetime of works, ideas, and teachings. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

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