Robert Haight has published three books of poetry, Feeding Wild Birds (Mayapple Press 2013), Emergences and Spinner Falls,(New Issues Poetry and Prose 2002) and Water Music (Ridgeway Press 1995), and written essays and articles on fly fishing, the environment, education and spirituality for a variety of anthologies, journals and magazines. An avid fly fisherman and committed environmentalist, he lives in Michigan with his wife and various animals.

Born in Detroit and educated at Michigan State University and Western Michigan University, he received a B.A. in English and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. His writing has won awards from the Poetry Resource Center of Michigan, Western Michigan University, the Kalamazoo Foundation and the Arts Foundation of Michigan. He teaches writing, literature and meditation at Kalamazoo Valley Community College.