Silkin, Jon (1930–1997)

English poet. His works include The Re-ordering of the Stones (1961) and Nature With Man (1965). His mature style is marked by slow, rhythmic movements alternating with sharp, dramatic statements, as in the collections The Principle of Water (1974) and The Lens-Breakers (1992). He founded the literary magazine Stand in 1952.

Silkin was born in London. He published his first collection of verse, The Portrait in 1950. He has also written a study of the poetry of World War I, Out of Battle (1972).