Knute Skinner

Poet

Lahinch, County Clare
Ireland
IE

Author's Bio

Knute Skinner’s poetry has appeared widely in Ireland, Britain, Australia, and North America. He is the author of sixteen books of verse including a collected edition, Fifty Years: Poems 1957-2007, which was published by Salmon. A memoir, Help Me to a Getaway, was published by Salmon in 2010. He has had a home in County Clare, Ireland, since 1963. Skinner died at the age of ninety-four on May 12, 2023.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Fifty Years: Poems 1957-2007 (Salmon Poetry, 2008)
,
Stretches (Salmon Publishing, 2002)
,
An Afternoon Quiet (Pudding House Publications, 1998)

More Information

Born in: 
St. Louis, MO
Missouri
Raised in: 
Webster Groves, MO
Missouri
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Last update: Jun 29, 2023