Michael Robbins is the author of two books of poetry and the essay collection Equipment for Living: On Poetry and Pop Music.

Michael Robbins’s poetry appeals to the ear and the mind, as poetry should. It’s also very funny. Before a reading on Wednesday at Housing Works Bookstore to celebrate last week’s release of ...

"My heart is lovely, dark and deep," Michael Robbins writes in a poem called "Plastic Robbins Band" in "Alien vs. Predator," his first collection. He's lying, shamelessly. Based on these buzzing ...