Robbie Coburn

Robbie Coburn is an Australian poet.

Biography

Coburn was born in Melbourne in 1994 and grew up on his family's farm in Woodstock, Victoria.[1]

He began writing poetry at the age of 14, influenced by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Coburn has severe depression, and has struggled with alcoholism and self-harm, topics frequently explored in his work.[2]

He is a lifelong fan of the comic book hero Batman.

Career

Coburn is the author of two volumes of poetry, Rain Season (2013), and The Other Flesh (2019).[3] He has also published a number of chapbooks and zines.

Robert Adamson noted that Coburn’s poems “come from tough experiences, yet are created with a muscular craft that glows with alert intelligence”.[4]

His first published poem appeared in anarchist poet Pi O's literary journal Unusual Work when he was 17 years old[5] and he has since been published in many journals and magazines, including Poetry, Meanjin, Island and Westerly. Some of his poems have also been included in major anthologies, such as Writing to the Wire (UWA Publishing, 2016) and To End All Wars (Puncher & Wattmann, 2018).

Additionally, Coburn’s haiku has been published widely,[6] including in Modern Haiku, The Heron’s Nest and Frogpond, the journal of the Haiku Society of America. His work was selected for inclusion in a hole in the light: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018, edited by Jim Kacian.[7]

Coburn has given featured readings at The Wheeler Centre and La Mama Poetica and has appeared as a guest at literary festivals such as the Sydney Writers' Festival, Canberra Writers Festival, Newcastle Writers Festival and Perth Poetry Festival.

In 2021, Coburn published "Home for the Rodeo", an essay detailing his struggles with alcoholism and self-harm, and his love of the sport of rodeo.[8]

Bibliography

Poetry collections
  • Ghost Poetry (2024)
  • The Other Flesh (2019)
  • Before Bone and Viscera, Rochford Street Press (2014)
  • Rain Season (2013)

Plays
  • Womb (2023)


List of poems

Discography

With TVISB
  • Womb (2023)

References
  1. , Overland Emerging poet series: Robbie Coburn, 2 July 2023
  2. , Dirty Laundry: The Art of Confessional Writing, Meanjin, 2 July 2023
  3. , Horrors and Hay: Les Wicks Reviews ‘Rain Season’ by Robbie Coburn, 2 July 2023
  4. , UWA Publishing, 2 July 2023
  5. , AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource, 19 May 2014
  6. , Australian Haiku Society: selection and comments by Simon Hanson on Robbie Coburn’s work, 2 July 2023
  7. , The Haiku Foundation, 2 July 2023
  8. , Home for the Rodeo by Robbie Coburn, 27 October 2021
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