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http://www.mattrobinsonpoet.wordpress.com halifax , nova scotia canada 24 february 1974 matt robinson -lrb- poet -rrb-
 matt robinson st. of new brunswick mary 's university mount saint vincent university university
matt robinson -lrb- poet -rrb-

matt robinson -lrb- born 1974 -rrb- is a canadian poet born in halifax , nova scotia .
his first collection , `` a ruckus of awkward stacking '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , was published by toronto 's insomniac press , and was a finalist for both the gerald lampert award and the relit award for poetry .
his subsequent collections , all published by toronto 's ecw press , include `` how we play at it : a list '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , `` no cage contains a stare that well '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , and `` against the hard angle '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- .
in addition to his full-length collections , he has also published three chapbooks : `` tracery & interplay '' -lrb- frog hollow press , 2004 -rrb- , `` against the hard angle '' -lrb- greenboathouse press , 2009 -rrb- , and `` a fist made and then un-made '' -lrb- gaspereau press , 2013 -rrb- , which was short-listed for the bpnichol chapbook award .
robinson 's poems have won a number of awards including the petra kenney international poetry prize , `` grain '' magazine 's prose poem award , and the malahat review long poem prize .
he has also received the new brunswick foundation for the arts emerging artist of the year award .
his poems have also appeared in a number of anthologies , including `` the new canon '' , `` breathing fire 2 '' , `` coastlines : the poetry of atlantic canada '' , `` exact fare only 2 '' , and `` landmarks : an anthology of new atlantic canadian poetry of the land '' , and been featured in programs such as the halifax regional municipality 's art in public places initiative .
his poem ` grand parade , halifax ' is publicly featured in halifax 's grand parade square , and his poem ` the grain elevators ' was produced as a cinepoem -lrb- in collaboration with filmmaker megan wennberg -rrb- as a part of the a certain openness : the filming of poetry project sponsored by afcoop and wfns .
robinson holds a ba and a bsc from saint mary 's university , a bed from mount saint vincent university , and an ma from the university of new brunswick .
he is a graduate of halifax 's j. l. ilsley high school .
robinson worked at dalhousie university as a residence life manager -lrb- in howe hall -rrb- from 2007 to 2012 .
he currently serves as director - housing & conference services at saint mary 's university in halifax , ns .
