After a distinguished career in academia, Ruth Roach Pierson took up the pen in pursuit of poetry. Her poems have appeared in ARC, Event, The Fiddlehead, The Literary Review of Canada, The Malahat Review, Pagitica, Pottersfield Portfolio, Prism International, Queenâ??s Feminist Review, Quills, Room of Oneâ??s Own, and Vallum as well as a number of anthologies. She lives in Toronto with her partner and their two cats, Haiku and Orange Roughy.