Daphne Marlatt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Daphne Marlatt

Canadian poet

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1942

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Profession: writer, poet, university teacher, novelist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Daphne Marlatt, née Buckle, CM (born July 11, 1942 in Melbourne, Australia), is a Canadian poet and novelist who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.At a young age her family moved to Malaysia and at age nine they moved back to British Columbia, where she attended the University of British Columbia.
There she developed her poetry style and her strong feminist views.
In 1968, she received an MA in comparative literature from Indiana University. Her poetry, while considered extremely dense and difficult, is also much acclaimed.
In 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.