Richard Robbins was raised in California and Montana, taught for a number of years in Oregon and, since 1984, has taught at Mankato State University, in Mankato, Minnesota, where he continues to direct the graduate creative writing program. He has published five books of poems, most recently Radioactive City and Other Americas.

Richard Robbins was raised in California and Montana, taught for a number of years in Oregon and, since 1984, has taught at Mankato State University, in Mankato, Minnesota, where he continues to direct the graduate creative writing program. He has published five books of poems, most recently Radioactive City and Other Americas.