Robin Skelton (12 October 1925 – 22 August 1997) was a British-Canadian academic, writer, poet, and anthologist.

Biography

Born in Easington, Yorkshire, Skelton was educated at the University of Leeds and Cambridge University. From 1944 to 1947, he served with the Royal Air Force in India. He later taught at Manchester University, where he was a founder member of The Peterloo Group. In 1963, he emigrated to Canada, and began teaching at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Skelton was an authority on Irish literature. He is well known for his work as a literary editor; he was a founder and editor, with John Peter, of The Malahat Review, and a translator. Skelton was a friend of the poet W. S. Graham, and helped archive some of Graham's work. Known as a practising Wiccan, Skelton also published a number of books on the subject of the occult and other neopagan religions. Georges Zuk, a purported French surrealist poet, was a heteronym created by Skelton. Writers he influenced include Jordan Stratford.

Publications

Poetry

Fiction

Non-fiction

Memoir

Anthologies

Translations