Roger Robinson (poet)
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 Robinson at Out of Many Lit Fest in Leeds | |
| Born | Hackney, London, England |
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| Notable work | A Portable Paradise |
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| Website | rogerrobinsononline |
Roger Robinson is a British writer, musician and performer who lives between England and Trinidad.[1] Best known for A Portable Paradise which won the T. S. Eliot Prize 2019.[2][3]
Early life
Robinson was born in
Spoken Word, Dub, Music
From early 1990s Robinson practiced as spoken-word performer in London. He has performed with band
His one-man spoken word shows The Shadow Boxer, Letter from My Father's Brother and Prohibition all premiered at the British Festival of Visual Theatre at
Poetry
In 1999 Robinson was one of 30 poets chosen for the
In 2010 his collection Suckle won the People's Book Prize.[9][5]
His 2013 collection The Butterfly Hotel was one of three poetry titles shortlisted for the 2014 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.[14]
A Portable Paradise (Peepal Tree Press) won the T. S. Eliot Prize 2019.[2][3] Robinson is the second writer of Caribbean heritage to win this prize, the highest value award in UK poetry, following Derek Walcott in 2010.[15] Robinson's victory was further described as significant for small presses. A Portable Paradise went on to be the second book of poetry to win the Ondaatje Prize in May 2020.[16][17]
Poetry Community
Until 2000 Robinson was programme co-ordinator of the performance poetry organisation Apples and Snakes. His workshops have been a part of a shortlist for the Gulbenkian Prize for Museums and Galleries and were also a part of the Barbican Centre's Can I Have A Word.[18] He is a co-founder of London poetry collective Malika's Poetry Kitchen with fellow poets Malika Booker and Jacob-Sam La Rose [19] Robinson was chosen by arts organisation Decibel as one of 50 writers who have influenced
Bibliography
- Suitcase (poetry), ISBN 978-0954224776
- Suckle (poetry), Waterways Series, 2009. ISBN 978-190-523-3212
- The Butterfly Hotel (poetry), ISBN 978-1845232191
- A Portable Paradise (poetry), Peepal Tree Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1845234331
- Adventures in 3D (short fiction), Lubin & Kleyner, 2001.
Albums
- Dog Heart City (Jahtari, 2017)
- Dis Side Ah Town (Jahtari, 2015)
- illclectica (Altered Vibes, 2004)
Awards and recognition
- Ondaatje Prize for A Portable Paradise (2020)[17]
- T. S. Eliot Prize (2019)[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Roger Robinson - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ a b Flood, Alison (17 October 1919), "TS Eliot prize unveils shortlist of 'fearless poets'", The Guardian.
- ^ "Roger Robinson – biography", Meet the Poets, Barbican.
- ^ a b "Suckle poems by Roger Robinson". ItzCaribbean.com. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Armitstead, Claire (16 January 2020), "TS Eliot prize-winner Roger Robinson: ‘I want these poems to help people to practise empathy’", The Guardian.
- ^ Davina Morris, "Trini poet Roger Robinson", Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 17 August 2009.
- ^ "Roger Robinson", Westbury Music.
- ^ a b "Roger Robinson", Book Slam.
- ^ "King Midas Sound", Festival Searcher.
- ^ "About", Roger Robinson.
- ^ Poets and Tutors, The Complete Works II.
- ^ Neil Kulkarni, "Reading The Riot Act: Roger Robinson Interviewed", The Quietus, 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Ten writers vie for the 2014 OCM Bocas Prize", Bocas Lit Fest, 25 February 2013.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- The Royal Society of Literature.
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Roger Robinson's workshop", The Guardian, 24 November 2009.
- ^ "Malika's Poetry Kitchen". Malika's Poetry Kitchen. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Philip Nanton, "Homestyle" (review of Suckle), Caribbean Review of Books, September 2010.
- "The Butterfly Hotel – video by Roger Robinson".
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