Ruth Pitter

Ruth Pitter
CBE, FRSL
Born(1897-11-07)7 November 1897
Ilford, England
DiedFebruary 29, 1992(1992-02-29) (aged 94)
Other namesEmma Thomas Pitter
OccupationPoet
AwardsHawthornden Prize
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry

Ruth Pitter (alternatively Emma Thomas Pitter), CBE, FRSL (7 November 1897 – 29 February 1992) was a British poet.

She was the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955, and was appointed CBE in 1979 to honour her many contributions to English literature. In 1974, she was named a "Companion of Literature", the highest honour given by the Royal Society of Literature.

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