Robert Charles Sands

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Robert Charles Sands (May 11, 1799 Flatbush, Kings County, New York - December 17, 1832 Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey) was an American poet.

He was the son of Auditor-General Comfort Sands. He was a scholar and a writer of many literary types, but without much originality. His best work is considered to be in his short stories. His most well-known poem is Yamoyden which is an Indian story written in collaboration with a friend.

This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.