Ruth Glass is a native of the state of Arkansas. She moved to Berkeley, California at an early age. Ruth received her education from Laney-Merrill College and also at the Bay Area School of preachi...view moreRuth Glass is a native of the state of Arkansas. She moved to Berkeley, California at an early age. Ruth received her education from Laney-Merrill College and also at the Bay Area School of preaching in Oakland, California.
Ruth is the mother of eight children: four sons and four daughters. One son, Shaldon Tavoy is deceased. Her first publications as a poet were in 1980-81 and 1982-83 in VOICES IN AMERICAN POETRY under her maiden name, Ruth McMahan.
She is a retiree of J.C. Penney Company. After the death of her husband, she moved to Portland, Oregon where she later met and married Bruce Glass.
Presently, Ruth is an active member of the Northwest African American Writers’ Workshop and has published several inspirational poems in the anthology, KUUMBA, which is a yearly publication of the Northwest African American Writers’ Workshop.view less