Roger Robinson reads his poem 'On Nurses' - taken from his RSL Ondaatje Prize winning poetry collection A Portable Paradise.

The annual £10,000 RSL Ondaatje Prize is for books - fiction, non-fiction, poetry - that best evoke the spirit of a place.

The 2020 judges are Peter Frankopan (Chair), Pascale Petit and Evie Wyld.

Illustration by Liang-Hsin Huang.

On Nurses_ Roger Robinson

Founded in 1820, the RSL acts as a voice for the value of literature, honouring and supporting emerging and established writers whilst creating a bridge between authors and audiences of all backgrounds and experiences to engage as many people as possible with the wealth of literature in the UK.

On Nurses_ Roger Robinson

Royal Society Literature

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