The Last Robot and Other Science Fiction Poems

<p><em style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>The Last Robot and other Science Fiction Poems was awarded the Elgin prize for best Chapbook in 2023. The Elgin prize is awarded by the</em><em style=color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> Science Fiction & Poetry Association</em><em style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>.</em></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>Birthed in the body shop</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>polished by the nurse</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>it rests in your arm</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>without movement or thought</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>until you speak.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><em style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>- from 'Robot Baby'</em></p><p class=ql-align-center><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>These poems were written over the course of a number of years some sold to magazines. But it wasn't until the folks at </span><em style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>Shoreline of Infinity</em><span style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)> a wonderful award-winning Scottish sf magazine I have had poems in asked if I would like to do a Pamphlet for them the idea for this book came about.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>Turns out Pamphlet is what Americans call Chapbook. Once that was sorted I looked through my many poems both published and unpublished to find the right poems for this small book.</span></p><p class=ql-align-right><em style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>-Jane Yolen</em></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>Jane Yolen</strong><span style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)> has won the Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master award plus two Nebulas. She is also a GrandMaster of the World Fantasy Association and a Grandmaster of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(74 74 74 1)>From her vast collection of poetry she has written over many years Jane has chosen some of her favourite science fiction poems for us to publish in this wee collection.</span></p>