Born in New Jersey in 1943, Pat Jasper grew up on various army bases in the U.S. and overseas. She was educated at New Mexico State University and the University of Colorado. A resident of Canada since 1974, her poems have appeared in Canadian Literature, The Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead, The Canadian Forum, and in the anthology Full Moon. She was director of the Axle-Tree Coffee House in Toronto.