Robert Boates (born 1954 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian
poet.
In 1989 he suffered a
head injury which caused
brain trauma, damaging the
language center
In neuroscience and psychology, the term language center refers collectively to the areas of the brain which serve a particular function for speech processing and production. Language is a core system, which gives humans the capacity to solve dif ...
of his
brain. His poetry, which is clear, erudite, well-crafted, intelligent, and economical, "provides a literary voice for survivors of brain trauma, documenting his passage in a second life." In 2006 he published ''
He Carries Fear'' with
Cactus Tree Press. His style, in its contemporariness-without-ornament, can be reminiscent of
Larry Levis.
References
1954 births
Living people
Writers from Hamilton, Ontario
Poets from Ontario
21st-century Canadian poets
Canadian male poets
21st-century Canadian male writers
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