Kenneth McRobbie

Kenneth McRobbie was born in London, England on February 6, 1929. He came to Canada in 1954. He was founding editor of the literary journal, Mosaic, and translates poetry from Hungarian. His writing tends towards the social and political. He teaches history part-time at the University of British Columbia.

Awards
Felecia Hemans Medal for Lyrical Poetry, University of Liverpool, 1952.
Sandor Petofi Memorial Medal, Hungarian PEN, Budapest, 1970.

Selected Publications
Jupiter C: 4 Poems for the Missile Age. (Contact Press, 1958).
Eyes Without a Face. (Isaacs Gallery Editions, 1960).
The Boy who Changed into a Stag: Selected Poems of Ferenc Juhasz (translation from the Hungarian). (Oxford University Press, 1970).
Chaos and Form: History and Literature, Ideas and Relationships. (Mosaic Press, 1972).
Love of the Scorching Wind: Selected Poems of Laszlo Nagy (translation from the Hungarian). (Oxford University Press, 1973).
Confrontation by J.Lengyel (novel). (trans) (Peter Owen, 1973).
What Is On Fire Is Happening. (Four Humours Press, 1975).
First Ghost to Canada. (Turnstone Press, 1979).
Hole. (Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1980).
Under Gemini: Prose Memoir and Selected Poetry of Miklos Radnoti (co-translator from the Hungarian). (Ohio University Press, 1985).
Just Before Free Trade. (Tunnel Mountain Editions, 1989).

Selected Anthologies
Poetry of MidCentury, 19401960. (McClelland & Stewart, 1964).
The Penguin Book of Modern Verse Translation. (Penguin Books, 1966).
Made in Canada. (Oberon Press, 1970).

Books in Print
McRobbie, Kenneth
Bridge Under the Water (novel by Maria Krisztinkovich, translation from the Hungarian). Alcuin, 1993. $35.00 ISBN: 0-9697376-0-2.
Chaos and Form: History and Literature, Ideas and Relationships. Mosaic Press, 1972. $40.00 ISBN: 0-919475-05-1.
First Ghost to Canada. Turnstone Press, 1979. $5.00 ISBN: 0-88801-016-8.
Humanity, Society and Commitment: On Karl Polanyi. Black Rose Books, 1993. $38.95 ISBN: 1-895431-85-9 (hb); $19.95 ISBN: 1-895431-84-0 (pb).

Kenneth McRobbie, 3228 Raleigh St. #29, Port Coquitlam, B.C., V3C 3J5, (604) 944-1911
mcrobbie@sfu.ca