Robert Max Steenkist

Robert Max Steenkist (Bogotá, Colombia, 1982) studied literature the Universidad de los Andes and earned a Master's degree in Publishing Studies from Leiden University. He is the author of the short story collection Caja de piedras (Editorial el Astillero, 2001), the verse collections Las excusas del desterrado (Común Presencia, 2006) and After the sea (Colegio José Max León, 2016), and the graphic novel Fietsicleta (LatinLover 2016). He also published a ,multinational anthology praising the butterfly, Antología para la mariposa (Colegio José Max León, 2017), which features poets from Slavic and Latin American countries. His articles have been published by several newspapers and magazines in Colombia. He has been invited to poetry festivals and cultural events in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. He has translated literature from Dutch, German and English. As a photographer, he has published many graphic reports for several Colombian outlets, and his work has been exhibited in Bogotá, New York, Amsterdam, and Hamburg. Currently he works at the Colegio José Max León.