Robbie Frazer

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.

An interview with Robbie Frazer:
https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/84297454/posts/2897756425

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

Sam Smith reviewing '192 Miles wit Carla' in The Journal writes:'I said, “Wow,” to the first poem, a representation of the chest-tight unsaid, the barely said; gestures, inferences guessed at; and I continued in that vein throughout. Subject matters include a burly relative, a transexual, post-divorce... Here is symbolism, imagery to lose oneself in. In the 14 rhymed stanzas the Ballad of Dublin Chrissie he had me in nodding agreement with these two lines: 'I don't heed the words of one whose only great achievement / is inheriting his wealth by dint of some bereavement.' And back to word-perfect free verse in an exploration of a friendship. Another “Wow” bursting from me then for a sea-angling poem worthy of Ted Hughes. And sigh into the next poem with recognition of a mood, a listless state of mind... All wonderful, literally a collection to wonder at/in. '

 David Morley comments:
“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

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

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