A Portable Paradise

Roger Robinson's range is wide: the joys and pains of family life; the ubiquitous presence of racism;...
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Author: Roger Robinson
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Language: English
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A Portable Paradise by Robinson, Roger

A Portable Paradise

$45.18

A Portable Paradise

$45.18
Author: Roger Robinson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Roger Robinson's range is wide: the joys and pains of family life; the ubiquitous presence of racism; observations on the threatening edge of violence below the surface energies of Black British territories in London; emblematic poems on the beauty and often bizarre strangeness of the world of animals; quizzical responses to the strange, the heartening, and the appalling in incidents encountered in daily life; and reflections on the purposes and costs of making art. Not least, in the sequence of poems that reflect on the meanings of the Grenfell Tower fire, Roger Robinson finds ways to move beyond a just indignation to uncover the undertones of experience that bring us nearer to the human reality of that event. The collection's title points to the underlying philosophy expressed in these poems: that earthly joy is, or ought to be, just within, but is often just beyond our reach, denied by racism, misogyny, physical cruelty, and those with the class power to deny others their share of worldly goods and pleasures. A Portable Paradise is not the emptiness of material accumulation, but joy in an openness to people, places, the sensual pleasures of food, and the rewards to be had from the arts of word, sound, and visual enticement--in short an "insatiable hunger" for life. The poems express a fierce anger against injustice, but also convey the irrepressible sense that Roger Robinson cannot help but love people for their humour, oddity, and generosity of spirit.These finely crafted poems reveal Roger Robinson's capacity to tell involving stories and capture the essence of a character in a few words, to move the emotions with the force of verbal expression, and to engage our thoughts. A Portable Paradise is a feast to be carried by lovers of poetry wherever they go.

Author: Roger Robinson
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
Published: 05/19/2020
Pages: 84
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781845234331

About the Author
Roger Robinson is the winner of the 2020 TS Eliot Prize for poetry. His first full poetry collection, The Butterfly Hotel, was shortlisted for The OCM Bocas Poetry Prize.

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