Letter from Kathleen Raine to Robin Skelton, January 08, 1993
PublicPart 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.
- In Collection:
- 2 pages
- 51.50853, -0.12574
- Typewritten with handwritten note on Temenos letterhead.
- Robin Skelton Collection
- Accession Number: 2005-24
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kathleen-raine-collection
- November 9, 2022
- Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.
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- 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.
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