Robert Laidler

Poet

Brownstown , MI
Michigan US
Email: 
Robertlaidlerjr@gmail.com
Twitter/X: 
@https://x.com/RobertLaidlerjr

Author's Bio

Robert Laidler is an assistant professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, a graduate of the University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writing Program, and the author of a poetic libretto, The Fallen Petals of Nameless Flowers, which premiered at Chamber Music Detroit in 2022. Most recently he was a finalist for The 2023 National Poetry Series, and the Adrift Chapbook Contest. His poems can be found in Missouri Review, Ilanot, Driftwood, Oxford, and elsewhere.

Education: 
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Driftwood Anthology (Driftwood Press, 2023)
Journals:
Ghost City Review
,
Ilanot Review
,
Missouri Review
,
Oxford Poetry
,
Poet Lore

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Jesus, Ed Roberson, Lousie Glück, Yusuf Komunyakaa, Charles Wright, Robert Hass, Jamaal May, Alison Powell, Katie Hartsock, Donovan Hohn, Laura Kraftowitz, Edward Salim, Kiese Laymon, Toni Morrison, Toni Cade Bambara, James Baldwin, Elizabeth Bishop, Kendrick Lamar, Black Thought, Bernadette Mayer, John Murillo, and Jean Toomer.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Black
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Detroit, MI
Michigan
Raised in: 
Taylor, MI
Michigan
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Last update: Oct 08, 2024