Born In Northern Ontario, currently makes his home base in Windsor, Ontario with his wife and four children. Writing poetry has been in his blood since his early teens. While living out west in the 1990's, Robillard took various writing classes with such notable writers as Dennis Cooley, Pat Friesen and Fraser Sutherland. Chris Scott, a novelist , mentored him in 1998-99. Robillard has published over 60 creative works starting in 1986. These include: Tyro (1986-89), Generations 90 ,(1990), Am/ Use Me (1993-94).
By 2004 his poems had appeared in Rampike, Rattle Magazine, Open Window, and The Butcher's Shop Press. Since 2004 Robillard has appeared in New Hope International, Rattle, Kaleidoscope Journal, Dufus Magazine, Regina Weese, Algoma Ink, Dusty Owl, Prairie Journal, and most recently, Change Magazine (Spring, 2006).
Robillard is a teacher and amateur photographer.
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[{Assia’s Ashes] Assia’s 42 £ loan is scribbled red in your 1968 notebook like a bloodstained blotch. Read More…
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- Local Poet, Denis Robillard is proud to announce the launch of his most recent chapbook, SOUL RESIN. (July 2009) by Caledon House press.
A public reading of poems from this collection will be held at the
Common Ground Gallery at Mackenzie Hall, August 27th at 7 PM.
The event will include special guest readings and music. Proceeds from the reading will go towards the Al Purdy A Frame Trust , a new non-profit group whose objective is to preserve a famous literary dwelling near Ameliasburg, Ontario. The famous A Frame was the home base and literary bunker of nationally acclaimed poet Al Purdy who died in April 2000. Readings from some of Purdy’s wide ranging work will also be included during the launch. <