Borrowed Beauty

by Maxine Tynes

Maxine Tynes is a writer who has lived, studied, and worked all of her life in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Her heritage goes back to the time of the Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia. Maxine is a graduate of Dalhousie University in Halifax, and is currently a member of the board of governors at Dalhousie, the first Black Nova Scotian to hold this appointment.

Genres: Poetry

71 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Maxine Tynes is a poet who has lived all her life in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She is the author of 'Borrowed Beauty' and 'Woman Talking Woman'. In 1988, Maxine was named the Milton Acorn People's Poet of Canada for her lively and intense writing. She teaches English at Cole Harbour High School.