Roger Robinson is a writer and performer who lives between London and Trinidad. His book A Portable Paradise (Peepal Tree Press) won the prestigious T. S. Eliot Prize 2019, and his first collection, The Butterfly Hotel, was shortlisted for The OCM Bocas Prize for Poetry. Roger is the lead vocalist for King Midas Sound, whose critically acclaimed debut album, Waiting for You was released on Hyperdub Records.
Roger Robinson
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Biography
Awards
2019 TS Eliot Prize, T. S. Eliot Prize
Years Attended
2013, 2013 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2014 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2021 Bios & Bookmarks Participant, 2022 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2022 OCM Bocas Prize Head Judge
Roger Robinson
Author, OCM Bocas Prize Judge
Trinidad & Tobago, UK
