Richard Skinner

Richard, a south-east Londoner by upbringing, is a scientist by education, a writer/performer by inclination and a mental health worker (now retired) by financial necessity. In 2012 he was awarded a doctorate from Exeter University for his thesis on spirituality and evolutionary psychology.

He has published ten collections of poetry, including Invocations (Wild Goose 2005) and Colliding With God (Wild Goose 2016). Wild Goose has also included several of his poems and prayers in their anthologies. Richard also publishes fiction as RNF Skinner.