Robert Dickson (July 23, 1944 - March 19, 2007) was a multi-awards Canadian poet, translator and academic. He made a significant contribution to French-language poetry and to the Franco-Ontarian artistic community for more than 25 years. Along with poetry, Robert Dickson wrote songs for the Franco-Ontarian group CANO in the 1970s, and translated both French and English literary works. He published six collections of his poetry.