Robert L. Horton

Robert Horton was born and raised in Springfield Illinois. During his childhood, he was inspired to write poetry by his older brother Fred, who also loved to write poetry. His passion for the art of poetry continued throughout his adolescence and into his adult life. Poetry has always been a way for Robert to express his inner most thoughts and feelings. Robert endeavors to write poetry in ways that will inspire, motivate, encourage, and uplift people. Many have been blessed by the gift that God has given him. Robert has successfully authored four books of poetry titled, Released: Inspired Poetic Messages (2015), Miscellaneous Pieces (2017), FAME (2020) and Imagine (2022). He is currently working on his first Children's Book. Robert has had the opportunity to share his poetry in churches, where he has been a guest speaker, and has had the pleasure of attending book fairs and other community outlets. Robert has been blessed to have his poetry books locally in the Springfield public library, the Illinois State library and also overseas in The Virgin Islands, London, Germany, and the continent of Africa.