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Robin Skelton

Poet, anthologist, editor, teacher, biographer, art and literary critic, historical writer, initiated witch and occultist, Robin Skelton came to Canada in 1963, the author of five collections of poetry and nine other books. He taught at the University of Victoria for almost thirty years, teaching in the Department of English and then in the Department of Creative Writing, of which he was the founding Chairman in 1973. In 1967, together with John Peter, he founded The Malahat Review. He published approximately 1 books. His publications with Beach Holme include Wrestling the Angel (1994) and his newest title One Leaf Shaking (1996). He passed away August 22, 1997 and will be greatly missed.

Books by Robin Skelton

The Voyageur Modern Canadian Literature 5-Book Bundle

In This Poem I Am

Facing the Light

One Leaf Shaking

Long, Long Ago

Edge of Time, The

Or So I Say

A Way of Walking

Islands

Popping Fuchsias

Devious Dictionary, A

Collected Longer Poems