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Summary. ‘A Portable Paradise’ by Roger Robinson is about one’s internal peace and how that’s the only place one can find paradise. In the first lines of the poem, the speaker begins by describing how their grandmother always told them to keep their inner paradise secret and protected. That way, it couldn’t be harmed or stolen.
Roger Robinson's poem "The City Kids See the Sea," performed by the poet. Part of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation's Read By series of poetry films. ...
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Roger Robinson is a fervent, generous poet. His most recent collection, A Portable Paradise, won both the 2019 T. S. Eliot Prize and the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize 2020 for a distinguished work evoking the spirit of a place – in this instance, post-Windrush Britain. His poetry has been featured in a number of prominent ...
14 de feb. de 2020 · Photo by Naomi Woodis, used with permission. On January 13, 2020, Trinidadian-British poet Roger Robinson won the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry for his poetry collection “A Portable Paradise.”. The T.S. Eliot Prize honours “the best collection of new verse in English first published in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.”.
13 de jun. de 2020 · Poets don’t get into poetry for money, they do it for vocation – I feel like that anyway. Poets can touch hearts and minds; they can translate trauma into something people can face. Sometimes ...
Roger the Speaker. Roger Robinson's mix of lively presentation with thought-provoking substance has inspired audiences around the world. He speaks solo, as an acclaimed MC/panel chair, or as a dynamic duo with his wife, the legendary Kathrine Switzer. For more on Roger's speaking, and for his upcoming schedule. Also please visit www.kvswitzer.com.
Roger Robinson reads from his shortlisted collection, 'A Portable Paradise', at the T. S. Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings held on 12th January at Southbank Ce...
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