Robin Poulton
 

I dance, therefore I am.

My life’s work: building peace, fighting poverty in Africa and Asia, writing, and (for good measure) dancing.

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Dancer.
Peace-maker.
Writer

My experience across the globe in both peace work and dancing has made great storytelling one of my fortes. I love to share hilarious anecdotes and a lifetime of earned wisdom with friends and strangers alike. Read on to learn more about my life and my books.

My Books

I have written books on UN peacekeeping treaties, in-depth analyses of democracy in Mali, teaching guides and personal memories—with more to come.

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 Blogs

I write short articles, long books and everything in between. My blogs on current events (and the occasional good joke) fall firmly in between.

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Dancing

Peace

Africa & Asia

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About

Robin Edward Poulton

My work in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, America, Europe, Belize and Guatemala have turned me into a storyteller. A child of the United Nations, I grew up in Africa where my dad was a WHO doctor, then raised my own kids in West Africa.

After 40 years in development, teaching and peace work, I now write in the French cottage my wife and I have owned since 1977.

I wrote weekly columns in African newspapers and in the Guardian Weekly (calling myself Robert Lacville to protect my UN and government work) and in Geneva, I was elected to the Swiss Romande section of PEN, the international writer and human rights organization. I am in the Malian section of PEN and many other NGOs.

I have written twenty books, as well as hundreds of articles in English and French. I like co-authoring with Africans or with women, trying to get their voices heard in a world dominated by white men. I also support people struggling with their Master’s theses and help publish their work.