Biography
Robert Colman is a writer and editor based in Newmarket, Ontario. His poetry has appeared in literary magazines across Canada. His most recent book of poems, Ghost Work, was published by Palimpsest Press in Spring 2024. His first book of poetry, The Delicate Line, was published with Exile Editions in 2008. It was longlisted for the ReLit Award. The title poem received a Highly Commended Award in the Petra Kenney Poetry Competition (U.K.). His second full-length collection, Little Empires, was published by Quattro Books in 2012. The chapbook Factory, a selection of 15 poems inspired by Canada's manufacturing industry, was published by Frog Hollow Press in 2015. His third book of poems, Democratically Applied Machine, was published by Palimpsest Press in 2020.