Robert Sullivan (he/him/ia, Kāi Tahu and Ngāpuhi) has won many awards for his poetry, editing, and writing for children, including the 2022 Lauris Edmond Memorial Award for a distinguished contribution to New Zealand poetry. Tunui Comet (Auckland University Press, 2022) is his eighth poetry collection. His widely acclaimed book Star Waka (AUP 1999) has been reprinted many times. Hopurangi / Songcatcher is forthcoming from Auckland University Press later this year. 

Robert's an Associate Professor at Massey University and coordinates its Master of Creative Writing programme. He is a great fan of all kinds of decolonisation.