Bio:

Robert Milby, of Florida, NY has been reading his poetry

throughout the Hudson Valley, NY and beyond, since March, 1995.

He is the author of  5 poetry chapbooks.  Robert  has been published in Home Planet News, Riverine(Codhill Press, 2007), Hunger Magazine, Will Work for Peace(Zero Panic Press, 1999), Sensations Magazine, Hudson Valley Poets Fest Anthology, (Century House, 2007) Soul Fountain, Hart, Fertile Ground, Ice Road Poems (Fierce Grace Press,2007) Chronogram, The Hudson Valley Literary Magazine, Metroland, Asbestos, CAPS VOICES: (Calling all Poets Anthology, 2003) OTHER:___Albany Poets Magazine, Voices From Here: (Paulinskill Poetry Project, 2009), Water Writes(Codhill Press, 2009)     

Currently, he hosts poetry series at Joey’s Café in Washingtonville, NY,  Mudd Puddle Café in New Paltz, NY,  Florida Public Library in Florida, NY,                      and Noble Coffee Roasters in Campbell Hall, NY.                                                                                     

He has hosted 24 poetry series in New York State since Sept. 1995, and has read onstage over 1,000 times in 6 states.                                                                      He was the invited poet at SUNY Oneonta, in March 2003 and SUNY Oswego in April 2009.      Robert is a listed poet with Poets and Writers, Inc.

His spoken word cds are entitled: Revenant Echo (Sonotrope Recordings, 2004) and Underground  (APB Productions, 2008).   He also hosts the poetry segments of the annual Summer and Fall Fests at Bertoni Art Gallery's Sculpture Garden, in Sugar Loaf, NY.

Each October, since 2003, Robert reads original ghost and gothic poetry with performance artist Carl Welden, who provides atmospheric accompaniment on the Moog Theremin.    The duo, called Theremin Ghosts! is the most unusual and original poetry ensemble ever to haunt the Hudson Valley.

His first book of poetry, Ophelia's Offspring was published in June, 2007 by Foothills Publishing, Kanona, NY.                                                                                    Robert's most recent chapbook, Crow Weather, was published in August, 2009, by Fierce Grace Press, Pooler, GA.                                                                                

He writes for The Delaware and Hudson Canvas.

He is a freelance thinker.