Robbie Frazer

192 MILES WITH CARLA by Robbie Frazer
Paperback, 15 x 21 cm
42 pages
RRP £8.00

192 Miles with Carla

'A remarkably good first collection, 192 Miles with Carla is full of highly realised poems often in expertly handled given form such as the brief terza rima of ‘The Slow Collapse to Rain’. I expect to see more of Frazer’s work in the best of places, and soon.'
— George Szirtes

Robbie Frazer won first prize in the Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize competition in 2018, with 'And the three days that followed', one of the poems in this collection. He is rapidly building a reputation as an excellent writer, both in poetry and prose.

 David Morley comments on this, Robbie Frazer's first collection of poems:
“This is a wonderful book. It held my attention completely. It is sharp, dramatic, and without a wasted word. I took huge pleasure in its wonderfully fresh idiom and acrobatic forms.”

Carole Bromley comments:
“A stunning debut from a poet who handles both form and free verse with enviable dexterity. Genuinely exciting work from a fresh new voice.”

Individual poems in the book have attracted praise from judges when entered in competitions:
“…superb handling of form and subject matter.”
Daljit Nagra

“Once read never forgotten! … had me riveted to the seat! … painted with all our senses, larger than life.”
Pascale Petit

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Robbie Frazer

'A remarkably good first collection, 192 Miles with Carla is full of highly realised poems often in expertly handled given form such as the brief terza rima of ‘The Slow Collapse to Rain’. I expect to see more of Frazer’s work in the best of places, and soon.' — George Szirtes

'A remarkably good first collection, 192 Miles with Carla is full of highly realised poems often in expertly handled given form such as the brief terza rima of ‘The Slow Collapse to Rain’. I expect to see more of Frazer’s work in the best of places, and soon.'
— George Szirtes