Robert Dickson (writer)

Robert Dickson
Born	July 23, 1944 Erin, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 19, 2007 Sudbury, Ontario
Occupation	poet, translator, academic
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1970s-2000s
Notable works	Humains paysages en temps de paix relative

Robert Dickson (July 23, 1944 – March 19, 2007) was a Canadian poet, translator and academic. Born and raised in Erin, Ontario, he spent much of his life and career living in Sudbury.

He studied French language and literature at the University of Toronto and Université Laval, receiving his doctorate in 1972, and spent his academic career as a professor for the Department of French Studies and Translation at Laurentian University in Sudbury. He won the Governor General's Award for French language poetry in 2002, for his book Humains paysages en temps de paix relative (ISBN ).

His first poetry collection, Une bonne trentaine (ISBN ) was published by The Porcupine's Quill in 1975, the only French language work ever published by that company. A poem from that collection, "Au nord de notre vie", was set to music by the folk rock group CANO, and came to be adopted as an anthem of Franco-Ontarian culture. His later poetry collections, all published by Prise de parole, included Or(é)alité (1978, ISBN ), Abris nocturnes (1986, ISBN ), Grand ciel bleu par ici (1997, ISBN ) and Libertés provisoires (2005, ISBN ).

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