Robin Skelton Collection

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Robin Skelton was born at Easington, East Yorkshire, England. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Leeds University and taught English Literature at Manchester University from 1953 to 1962. In 1963 he and his family emigrated to Canada, settling in Victoria. He was appointed Associate Professor of English at the University of Victoria that same year and later founded the University of Victoria Department of Creative Writing. He continued to publish books of poetry, fiction, the occult and literary criticism. He died in Victoria.

This collection features Skelton's correspondence. Skelton's correspondents include T. S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, Robert Graves, Margaret Atwood, Earle Birney, Bonamy Dobree, Paul Theroux, Kathleen Raine and many others.

 
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  • 161. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, February 12, 1990

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, February 12, 1990
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence to Robin Skelton from British critic and poet Kathleen Raine. In several of the letters Raine discusses the Temenos magazine, of which she was a founder. In this letter to Robin and Sylvia Skelton, Raine discusses setting up the Temenos Academy of Integral Studies, and financial difficulties. She also talks about her upcoming book "India Seen Afar" and the world climate it is being released into.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1990-02-12
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1312348
    Coordinates:
    51.48755, -0.16936
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten on Temenos letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1994-121; File: 1.35
    Fonds Title:
    Robin Skelton fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC114
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robin-skelton-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2022-10-20
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 162. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, March 02, 1990

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, March 02, 1990
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine calls off the alarm on a financial emergency, thanking Skelton for his offer to help, and also provides an update on the Temenos Journal and the seeds of the Temenos Academy.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1990-03-02
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1214700
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574 and 48.4359, -123.35155
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten on Temenos letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-07
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 163. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin and Sylvia Skelton, July 13, 1990

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin and Sylvia Skelton, July 13, 1990
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence to Robin Skelton from British critic and poet Kathleen Raine. In several of the letters Raine discusses the Temenos magazine, of which she was a founder. In this letter addressed to Skelton and his wife Sylvia, Raine praises Skelton's book "Earth Air Fire and Water", discusses issues of the Temenos magazine, and writes about her first great-grandson.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1990-07-13
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    3 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1214700 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1312348
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155 and 51.48755, -0.16936
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten on Temenos letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    Skelton, Sylvia and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1994-121; File: 1.35
    Fonds Title:
    Robin Skelton fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC114
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robin-skelton-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2022-10-20
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 164. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Sylvia and Robin Skelton, October 18, 1990

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Sylvia and Robin Skelton, October 18, 1990
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine writes about old age and putting together the final issue of Temenos. She also mentions Peter Russell.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853 and Skelton, Sylvia
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1990-10-18
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten with handwritten note on Temenos letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-09
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 165. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, October 25, 1990

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, October 25, 1990
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence to Robin Skelton from British critic and poet Kathleen Raine. In several of the letters Raine discusses the Temenos magazine, of which she was a founder. In this letter, Raine discusses poetry, imagination, and potential reasons for "corn-circles" in England. She also tells Skelton to do as he thinks best with her manuscripts, and reflects on her long life of writing.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1990-10-25
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1312348
    Coordinates:
    51.48755, -0.16936
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten on Temenos letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1994-121; File: 1.35
    Fonds Title:
    Robin Skelton fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC114
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robin-skelton-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2022-10-20
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 166. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, January 08, 1993

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, January 08, 1993
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine discusses at length Skelton's recent book of poetry, and the forms he uses in it. She also announces that she was won the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1993-01-08
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten with handwritten note on Temenos letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-09
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 167. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Sylvia and Robin Skelton, January 15, 1995

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Sylvia and Robin Skelton, January 15, 1995
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine talks about family and the Temenos archives.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    Skelton, Sylvia and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1995-01-15
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten with handwritten note on letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-09
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 168. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin and Sylvia Skelton, April 30, 1996

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin and Sylvia Skelton, April 30, 1996
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine talks about the Skeltons' friend Ian Robinson, and about the loss of the Skeltons' son Nick and her own grandson.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853 and Skelton, Sylvia
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1996-04-30
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten with handwritten note on letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-09
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 169. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Sylvia and Robin Skelton, July 14, [1996]

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Sylvia and Robin Skelton, July 14, [1996]
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, misdated to 1886, Raine writes that she has been thinking of the Skelton's, and reflects on her prioritisation of the Temenos Academy over writing poetry. She also includes her most recent poem, called "Wonders".
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    Skelton, Sylvia and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1996-07-14?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten with handwritten note on letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-09
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

  • 170. Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, October 22, 1996

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, October 22, 1996
    Description:
    Part of a collection of correspondence from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton. Skelton was a British poet, academic, anthologist, and practicing Wiccan. He taught at Manchester University before emigrating to Canada in 1963, where he taught creative writing at the University of Victoria and started the literary magazine The Malahat Review. Also included are some letters to Skelton’s wife Sylvia, and his daughters. Spanning close to forty-five years, the correspondence discusses poetry, writing, and philosophy; particularly Platonism and Neoplatonism. Raine often refers to the writings of William Blake and W. B. Yeats. Many letters also mention contemporary literary figures at the time including: Herbert Read, Peter Russell, Liam Miller, and Thurairajah Tambimuttu. In this letter, Raine reflects on her choice to focus on Temenos instead of her own poetry, and the current landscape of poets in England.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1066881, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1000172, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/836171, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1765210, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/902475, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039684, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058100, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1039718, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1035884, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/883769, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058064, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1060777, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1106878, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/912320
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52672
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/51853
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1996-10-22
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Typewritten with handwritten note on letterhead.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Robin Skelton Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2005-24
    Fonds Title:
    Kathleen Raine fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC098
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2022-11-09
    Technical Note:
    Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.