Robert Archambeau (born 1968) is a poet and literary critic whose works include the books ''Citation Suite'', ''Home and Variations'' ''Laureates and Heretics'', ''The Poet Resigns: Poetry in a Difficult World'', ''The Kafka Sutra'' and ''Inventions of a Barbarous Age: Poetry from Conceptualism to Rhyme''. He has also edited a number of works, including ''Word Play Place: Essays on the Poetry of John Matthias'', ''The &NOW Awards: The Best Innovative Writing'', and ''Letters of Blood: English Writings of Göran Printz-Påhlson''. Along with John Matthias he is the co-author of ''Revolutions: A Collaboration'', a collection of prose and poetry with images by the artist Jean Dibble. Son of Canadian ceramic artist, Robert Archambeau, Robert Archambeau was born in

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and raised in

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. He teaches English as a Professor at

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near

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. His recent work explores the social context of the history of poetics: he has been called "our smartest poetic sociologist" in the scholarly journal ''Contemporary Literature''. In 2001, he ran an election on the

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as a protest against the appointment of Billy Collins as

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. Anselm Hollo was elected to the honorary position. He has received grants and awards from the

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, the

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, and the

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. ''Slate'' magazine listed his book ''The Poet Resigns'' as one of the most underrated books of 2013. Along with R.S. Gwynn he chairs the Poets' Prize committee.

Notes and references

External links

Samizdat Blog

Critical Margins interview with Robert Archambeau

Salt Publishing Author Page

Poetry Foundation Biography

Poetry Foundation Biography

University of ND Press: ''Laureates and Heretics''

Open Book: ''Letters of Blood''

Robert Archambeau at Ohio University Press

Review of ''Home and Variations'' in the
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Review of ''Home and Variations'' in ''PN Review''

Review of ''Laureates and Heretics'' in ''PN Review''

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