Robin Skelton
British-CanadianHistorySpiritualityb. 1925 — d. 1997
Robin Skelton (12 October 1925 – 22 August 1997) was a British-born Canadian poet, academic, anthologist, editor and translator. Born in Easington, Yorkshire, he studied at Christ's College, Cambridge and the University of Leeds, served in the Royal Air Force, and emigrated to Canada in 1963 where he taught at the University of Victoria and co‑founded The Malahat Review. He published widely—including poetry, translations and works on occultism and Wicca—and was active as an editor and literary critic.
Awards
['Fellow of PEN International']
Notable Works
['The Practice of Witchcraft', 'Selected Poems, 1947–1967', 'The Practice of Poetry']
