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Hello, I am Ben Robinson, I am a writer and a poet from the United Kingdom. I have a new poetry book out called Alas the day, which is now available to buy on Amazon. Alas the day, my poem, is about oppression, ignorance and hate and the erosion of freedom of speech.

I have always enjoyed poetry and writing. I first began writing poetry around the age of ten years of age. I had a very good English teacher at my first school who was brilliant and encouraged me and truly inspired me. Having an inspiring English teacher really got me off to a good start. I now have thirty books of poetry written. This has taken me over four years of work. I find writing very therapeutic, and enjoy writing out in the countryside and I find great inspiration there, and in the people I meet. I especially love the coast, the coast in Dorset, the county I was born has a beautiful coastline, which is truly inspiring.

The majority of my poetry and writing I am aiming to write outdoors in future wherever I travel. I wrote my thirty books of poetry, some in the countryside and some at home. There is nothing better for inspiration than going for a walk through the fields and along the lakes and the rivers and streams, and anywhere in the countryside.

My favourite poets are John Clare, William Blake (who wrote the poem the Tyger), William Wordsworth, and Lord Byron, and Lord Tennyson. I especially love William Blake for his evocative style.

My favourite authors are Aldous Huxley, Hunter S Thompson, JRR Tolkien, William Golding, Bill Bryson who I love for his writing standard and especially his humour, and Stephen King, who I love for his incredibly skillful descriptive use of language, especially in the book Misery, where he so brilliantly describes an author being looked after, after a car crash, by “his biggest fan”, “his biggest fan” who turns out to be a psychotic lunatic.

I hope this year to release my first sci-fi poetry book.

I have released a sci-fi comedy book about a group of space delivery drivers and their surreal adventures including meeting a robot who attacks them with a pair of underpants.

Feedback is most welcome on my poetry and my writing. I look forward to hearing from you. It is a pleasure to meet you all.

Warmest regards and best wishes

Yours sincerely

Benjamin Arthur Robinson

The books that I have written include Alas the day, Winter, Wasted, At the silence, Somewhere in my mind,

Sad day, Exile, Salomina Valentine, Heaven in their eyes, Marooned, Beauty, Halfway to nowhere,

Like no tomorrow, Breaking up, Sooner and later than never, A handful of rain, Hello, Divided,

An empty glass, Havoc and destruction, Broke, Magical, A steady heart, Alright, Gun control,

Down to the sea, Cold day in October, We were human once, Shorts, Sooner or later,

A quiet night.

An Alas the day notebook is also available to buy.

Reviews of my books will be put on the website shortly.

The books that I currently have on sale at a bargain price are below:

Alas the day for £7.99. Space 2047 £22.99

My books are available on Amazon in most countries and are available to buy in most currencies.

My kindle book prices start at a very reasonable £0.82!

On my poetry books I worked for ten years, and spent ten to thirteen hours a day and sometimes more on writing them. The process was very intense, and after the incredible period of creativity I ended up with 30 books written.

Space 2047 was written over a period of six months, and I spent two to three hours a day writing the book.

In my poetry books there over 2400 poems. The poems and poetry books took ten years to write.

*Space 2047* is an irreverent science fiction satire that launches readers into a surreal galaxy filled with eccentric characters, absurd adventures, and sharp humor. Told by a sarcastic AI narrator, the novel chronicles the chaotic journey of a space delivery crew who are as lost in life as they are in space.

The story of the crew of the spaceship *Are We There Yet?* includes a man who once ate a bicycle out of spite, a cross-dresser with a teddy bear obsession, a bearded woman who dreams of owning cleaning drones, and a seductive misfit who brushes her nostrils with someone else’s toothbrush. Add to that Karen, a psychic baby inspired by a mind-altering drink, and you’ve got one of the most bizarre casts in sci-fi satire.

As they navigate the cosmic void, the crew’s encounters with sentient chocolate bars, rogue robots, and a mysterious space rabbit serve less to advance a plot and more to parody the absurdities of modern existence—loneliness, consumerism, the search for meaning, and the limitations of human intelligence.

Thematically, *Space 2047* tackles:
- The monotony of existence (cosmic and personal)
- The rise of artificial intelligence and its contempt for humans
- Love in an age of emotional detachment
- Late-stage capitalism, pushed to galactic extremes

The humor is relentless and unapologetically absurd, leaning into surrealism, slapstick, and satire. It’s an unfiltered barrage of strange ideas, bizarre wordplay, and deadpan jokes.

The writing style is manic and maximalist, often layering tangents within tangents. For readers who enjoy controlled chaos and comedic overload, it’s a delight. For others, the lack of structure may be exhausting. Still, beneath the jokes lies a melancholy truth: in a vast and indifferent universe, humanity’s struggles—however ridiculous—are deeply familiar.

Comparable to *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy*, *Space 2047* pushes further into absurdity and surrealism. It lacks Adams’s restraint but makes up for it with fearless creativity and an eagerness to subvert sci-fi norms.

In short, *Space 2047* is a chaotic, hilarious, and thought-provoking ride through a future that feels uncomfortably close to home. It’s not for everyone, but it’s a must-read for fans of absurdist fiction and unhinged sci-fi satire.