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Roger Robinson

ロジャー・ロビンソン

Rōjā Robinson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Hackney, London, England
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Hackney, London → Trinidad → Ilford, Essex → Brixton, London → Between England and Trinidad

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, musician, performer
Active Years
1990-2024
Affiliations
Apples and Snakes, Malika's Poetry Kitchen, Royal Society of Literature
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
Nominations
OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2014 shortlist (The Butterfly Hotel)

Awards

T. S. Eliot Prize
2019
Work: A Portable Paradise
Organization: The Poetry Society
Result: winner
Ondaatje Prize
2020
Work: A Portable Paradise
Organization: Royal Society of Literature
Result: winner
People's Book Prize
2010
Work: Suckle
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Portable Paradise

2019 poetry collection

A collection of poems about Trinidad and London.

TrinidadLondonmigrationempathy

The Butterfly Hotel

2013 poetry collection

Suckle

2009 poetry collection

Suitcase

2005 poetry collection

Adventures in 3D

2001 short fiction

Bibliography

  • Suitcase (2005)
  • Suckle (2009)
  • The Butterfly Hotel (2013)
  • A Portable Paradise (2019)
  • Adventures in 3D (2001)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
spoken worddub poetryperformance poetry
Recurring Motifs
Trinidadian cultureLondon lifemigrationdub music

Legacy

Acclaimed British poet who won the T. S. Eliot Prize and Ondaatje Prize. Second writer of Caribbean heritage to win the T. S. Eliot Prize, significant for small presses.

Trivia

  • Born to Trinidadian parents, moved to Trinidad at age 4, returned to England at 19.
  • Describes himself as 'a British resident with a Trini sensibility'.
  • Lead vocalist for King Midas Sound.