Howard W. Robertson

Howard W. Robertson is a poet and fiction writer who lives in Eugene, Oregon. He has published three books of poems: THE BRICOLAGE OF KOTEGAESHI (The Backwaters Press, 2007); ODE TO CERTAIN INTERSTATES AND OTHER POEMS (Clear Cut Press, 2003); and TO THE FIERCE GUARD IN THE ASSYRIAN SALOON (Ahsahta Press, 1987). He was named 2007 Jack Straw Writer by Jack Straw Productions in Seattle. He was the winner of the 2006 Elizabeth R. Curry Prize for Poetry (SLAB of Slippery Rock University, PA) and the 2003 Robinson Jeffers Prize for Poetry (Tor House of Carmel, CA). His poems have been published in many literary journals, including most recently in SLAB, SQUARE LAKE, NEST, LITERAL LATTE, NIMROD, FIREWEED, and ERGO. His poetry has been anthologized in THE LITERAL LATTE ANTHOLOGY (Literal Latté, 2008); the JACK STRAW WRITERS ANTHOLOGY (Jack Straw Productions, 2007); THE CLEAR CUT FUTURE (Clear Cut Press, 2003); THE EMILY DICKINSON AWARDS ANTHOLOGY (Universities West Press, 2002); and AHSAHTA ANTHOLOGY: POETRY OF THE AMERICAN WEST (Ahsahta Press, 1996). He has been among the winners of various other poetry awards, including the Bumbershoot Award, the Emily Dickinson Award, the Intown Award, the Literal Latté Award, the Pablo Neruda Award, and the Pacifica Award. He has completed a fourth book of poems titled THE GAIAN ODES, for which he has begun seeking a publisher.