Warrior Poet

A Soldier's Songs (Wise Old Paratrooper)

By: Robin Horsfall

Narrated by: Robin Horsfall

Length: 51 mins

Publisher's summary

War poet Robin Horsfall became a soldier in 1972. He served from the age of 15 up to the age of 32 with the Parachute Regiment, the SAS, the Sultans of Oman’s Armed Forces, the Army of Sri Lanka and was a Major in "Frelimo" the Army of Mozambique. He studied Karate for most of his adult life achieving the rank of 6th Dan Black Belt until 2011 when a neck fracture changed his life. During his recovery he went to Surrey University (something that would have astonished his parents and school teachers) and studied English literature with creative writing. He graduated in 2016. He found a joy in the forms and rhythms of poetry. In 2018 he was diagnosed with bladder cancer but recovered after surgery. The collection is in many ways a soldier's story in poetry. A warrior poet, he has kindly been compared to other, more famous war poets.

©2021 Robin Horsfall (P)2022 Robin Horsfall

Remarkable

Robin was a member of the SAS, the elite military unit of the British armed forces. When you read about his life and his experiences you can’t help but feel that this is a man who has experienced things very few of us could even contemplate. I stand in awe at the courage and bravery of a man who assaulted the Iranian embassy against six heavily armed terrorists. They had a direct action plan to do it but there was a lot they didn’t know. Charging into the abyss with a simple objective; free the hostages and neutralize the terrorists.

Then you read Warrior Poet. Wow. These are the words of one of the world most hardened soldiers. One who faced death in Northern Ireland, the Iranian embassy siege and the Falklands. You can feel every emotion he felt in his poems. There are many lessons here for us that will serve all of us well. Worth many a read or listen.

Brilliant.