 In 2006 he published "The Deleted World", new versions of the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, and in 2008 a new translation of "Medea", which has been dramatised for stage and radio.Robertson was a trustee of the Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry (and is now a trustee emeritus).Robertson's first volume of poetry, "A Painted Field", won the 1997 Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Scottish First Book of the Year Award.