Robert Archambeau (born 1968) is a poet and literary critic [1], whose works include the books Citation Suite, Home and Variations,[2] and Laureates and Heretics.[3] He has also edited a number of works, including Word Play Place: Essays on the Poetry of John Matthias,[4] The &NOW Awards: The Best Innovative Writing, and Letters of Blood: English Writings of Göran Printz-Påhlson.[5]
Son of Canadian ceramic artist, Robert Archambeau, Robert Archambeau was born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He teaches English as a Professor at Lake Forest College near Chicago.[6]
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[7].
In 2001, he ran an election on the POETICS list as a protest against the appointment of Billy Collins as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Anselm Hollo was elected to the honorary position [8] [9] of "anti-laureate."
He has received grants and awards from the Academy of American Poets, the Illinois Arts Council, and the Swedish Academy.