Roger Robinson

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British poet Trinidadian poet performance poet person poet poetry collection spoken word artist writer

Roger Robinson is a Trinidad-born British writer and performance poet acclaimed for his powerful explorations of Black experience, community, and social justice.

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A Portable Paradise (poetry collection)	0

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instanceOf	British poet ⓘ Trinidadian poet ⓘ performance poet ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ spoken word artist ⓘ writer ⓘ
author	Roger Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived	Ondaatje Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ RSL Ondaatje Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ RSL Ondaatje Prize for A Portable Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Eliot Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Eliot Prize for A Portable Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Afro-Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	essay ⓘ performance poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ spoken word ⓘ
hasCreativeRole	co-founder of Spoke Lab ⓘ member of King Midas Sound ⓘ member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Black British experience ⓘ Black experience ⓘ Grenfell Tower fire NERFINISHED ⓘ community ⓘ diaspora ⓘ migration ⓘ social justice ⓘ
movement	Black British literature NERFINISHED ⓘ contemporary British poetry ⓘ performance poetry movement ⓘ
notableFor	explorations of Black experience ⓘ performance poetry ⓘ socially engaged writing ⓘ
notableWork	A Portable Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ A Portable Paradise (poetry collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Is Not a Place NERFINISHED ⓘ Suckle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Butterfly Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shape of Things to Come NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	educator ⓘ performer ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	London, England ⓘ surface form: London

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