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Animal Farm 1954 Cartoon George Orwell Educational Full ENGLISH

Animal Farm, the allegorical novella by George Orwell, was first published in England on 17 August 1945. Still relevant today. 

‘All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.’

“Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.“

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ROGER ROBINSON wins RSL OndaatjePrize

This week, the poet Roger Robinson was awarded the Ondaatje Prize for his collection A Portable Paradise (Peepal Tree Press). The annual prize rewards a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that best evokes a sense of place. On winning the prize Roger Robinson said: “Gaining wider recognition for the political issues that are raised in A Portable Paradise is one of the most important things for me, alongside more people reading about the struggles of black communities in Britain which hopefully creates some deeper resonating empathy.”

And if I speak of Paradise,

then I’m speaking of my grandmother

who told me to carry it always

on my person, concealed, so

no one else would know but me.

That way they can’t steal it, she’d say.

And if life puts you under pressure,

trace its ridges in your pocket,

smell its piney scent on your handkerchief,

hum its anthem under your breath.

And if your stresses are sustained and daily,

get yourself to an empty room – be it hotel,

hostel or hovel – find a lamp

and empty your paradise onto a desk:

your white sands, green hills and fresh fish.

Shine the lamp on it like the fresh hope

of morning, and keep staring at it till you sleep.

Roger Robinson, A Portable Paradise, published by Peepal Tree Press.

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