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Robin Mathews

1931 – 2023

Canadian poet

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Lived 1931 – 2023 (aged 91–92). Robin Mathews was a Canadian poet and professor.

Robin Daniel Mathews (November 1, 1931 – April 25, 2023) was a Canadian poet, academic, and political activist against United States foreign policy.

Education Born in Smithers, British Columbia, Mathews took his Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of British Columbia (UBC), having such professors as Earle Birney. He did an undergraduate honours thesis at UBC on Matthew Arnold and completed his MA at Ohio State University with a thesis on Henry James. After working for a year as a radio producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Mathews began a PhD at the University of Toronto where he was an unconvinced student of the mythopoeic theorist and critic Northrop Frye.

Career Mathews published his first collection of poems in 1961. In the same decade he came to national attention by strongly criticizing United States foreign policy and the complementary colonial attitude of Canadian elites. He also spearheaded the movement to have Canadian literature taught in schools.

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1931, Smithers
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Died
2023
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University of British Columbia

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Who was Robin Mathews?

Canadian poet

When was Robin Mathews born?

Robin Mathews was born in 1931 in Smithers.

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Robin Mathews died in 2023.

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Robin Mathews was a poet and professor.

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Robin Mathews was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robin Mathews

· Wikidata: Q7352640

· DBpedia: Robin Mathews (poet)

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