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'''Robert Boates''' (born 1954 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian [[poet]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Boates|url=http://www.lovethepoem.com/poets/robert-boates/|work=lovethepoem.com|accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref> In 1989 he suffered a [[head injury]] which caused [[Traumatic brain injury|brain trauma]], damaging the [[language center]] 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]]. |
'''Robert Boates''' (born 1954 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian [[poet]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Boates|url=http://www.lovethepoem.com/poets/robert-boates/|work=lovethepoem.com|accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref> In 1989 he suffered a [[head injury]] which caused [[Traumatic brain injury|brain trauma]], damaging the [[language center]] 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]]. |
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Robert Boates (born 1954 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian poet.[1] In 1989 he suffered a head injury which caused brain trauma, damaging the language center 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.
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- ^ "Robert Boates". lovethepoem.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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