Robert Sullivan (poet)
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| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Poet, academic, editor |
| Education | PhD, University of Auckland |
| Period | 1990– |
Robert Sullivan (born 1967) is a Māori poet, academic and editor. His published poetry collections include Jazz Waiata (1990), Star Waka (1999) and Shout Ha! to the Sky (2010). His books have a postmodern quality and "explore social and racial subjects, and aspects of Māori tradition and history." He is "widely seen as one of the most important contemporary Māori poets".