Canadian Poets Series #37 : Ben Robinson
Ben Robinson is a poet, musician, and librarian. His poems have appeared in various publications including The Malahat Review , Humber Literary Review , etcetera , and The Literary Review of Canada . They have also been anthologized in On Occasion: Poems for the People (Coach House Books, 2026) and Best Canadian Poetry 2027 (Biblioasis, 2026). His essays and interviews have been published by the Hamilton Review of Books , The Temz Review , Ex-Puritan , and Arc Poetry . He has published eleven chapbooks, including 2026's [A] Sensitive Man (Knife Fork Book), Low Vacancy which won the John Lent Poetry/Prose Award from Kalamalka Press in 2020, and Between the Lakes Vol. 1 (above/ground press, 2023) which was long-listed for The Nelson Ball Prize. In 2018, he received Hamilton Arts Award in the Emerging writer category. Since 2020, he has received grants and residencies from the City of Hamilton, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Banff Centre...
