‘Exits’ and ‘Entrances’: Roger Robinson’s Poetry between Performance and Self-promotion

Abstract

Vincitore del T. S. Eliot Prize (2019) e dell’Ondaatje Prize (2020), Roger Robinson interpreta il ruolo di poeta contemporaneo valorizzando il concetto di performance. L’approccio di Robinson alla poesia prevede l’utilizzo di elementi performativi come letture dal vivo, presenza sui social media e collaborazioni musicali. Tale prospettiva rievoca il motto shakespeariano secondo cui ‘tutto il mondo è un palcoscenico’, in cui le uscite e le entrate, artistiche e personali, sono cruciali nel plasmare i discorsi. Il saggio considera l’attività di Robinson tra performance e autopromozione, concentrando l’attenzione sui molteplici aspetti performativi che caratterizzano il ruolo di poeta nell’era digitale.

DOI: 10.17456/SIMPLE-224

Parole chiave: Roger Robinson, performance, self-promotion, poetry, digital age, social media.

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