Ben Robinson

Ben Robinson is a poet, musician and librarian. His most recent chapbooks are Keeps on Running from The Alfred Gustav Press and Dept. of Continuous Improvement from above/ground press. He has only ever lived in Hamilton, Ontario on the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas.

Dept. of Continuous Improvement

“He has only ever lived in Hamilton, ON.”

For a while now, this has been the last line of my writing bio. I initially added this line without much thought, but I am becoming increasingly aware of how much living in Hamilton has affected me.

A city like Hamilton forces you to be prepared for things to take a sharp turn toward absurdity at any given moment. Many of the more surreal elements in these poems came directly from the city itself. This place is more generative than I could ever hope to be; I’m just trying to pay attention and write as fast as I can. 

AuthorBen Robinson