Floyd Skloot (born July 6, 1947) is an American poet, novelist, and memoirist. Some of his work concerns his experience with neurological damage caused by a virus contracted in 1988. His book In the Shadow of Memory gained favorable critical notice, leading to more reviews of the following book, A World of Light, for the quality of his writing and for the new life he created after illness. His poetry is published in general circulation and literary magazines.