Robert Priest

ROBERT PRIEST POET

Robert Priest is the author of 20 books of poetry and prose and numerous CDs and videos. His poetry platforms on the web have attracted over a hundred thousand hits and he is a mainstay of the festival circuit in Canada and all over the world. His words have been decried in the legislature (see the video at youtube/greatbigfaced), turned into a hit song, posted in the transit system, broadcast on MuchMusic, quoted by politicians, sung on Sesame Street and widely published in text books and anthologies.

His latest books are, The Paper Sword, book one of the Spell Crossed fantasy series; Dundurn press (a remarkable first book to a promising series which will surely entertain and fascinate readers of every age. - CM magazine), Previously Feared Darkness, ECW Press. (“Dense, humourous , knowing, pleading, consoling and entirely invigorating poems of the first class.” - Michael Dennis) and a book of praise poems for children: Rosa Rose published in June 2013 by Wolsak & Wynn (“Rosa Rose and Other Poems is a beautiful poetry collection that needs to be on every child's bookshelf and is sure to make young readers lovers of history and poetry.” - Inderjit Deogun CM magazine). for more Visit Robert’s website poempainter.com