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Robert Boates (born 1954 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadianpoet.[1] In 1989 he suffered ahead injury which causedbrain trauma, damaging thelanguage center of hisbrain. 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 publishedHe Carries Fear withCactus Tree Press. His style, in its contemporariness-without-ornament, can be reminiscent ofLarry Levis.
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