Bob Gibbs (poet)

Robert John Gibbs (born February 3, 1930) is a Canadian poet, novelist and short story writer, professor, and critic.

Life
Gibbs was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. He begab writing poetry at an earyl age, and declared himself a poet at nine. In 1947 he went to the University of New Brunswick (UNB), where he joined Alfred Bailey's Bliss Carman Society. His first published poetry appeared in the Society's magazine, The Fiddlehead, in 1947. After receiving his B.A. from UNB in 1951, Gibbs attended the University of Cambridge University, where he received a second B.A. in 1954.