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Roger Garfitt

Roger Garfitt was born in 1944 and has been a freelance writer ever since winning the Gregory Award in 1974. He was married to the late Frances Horovitz, whose Collected Poems he edited in 1985. From 1985 to 1992 he spent much of his time in Colombia. He now lives in Shropshire.

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Bogotá, Colombia

Roger Garfitt

‘Driving along la Séptima, the main road into the centre of Bogotá, we find ourselves blocked by a high-speed convoy.’

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Summers in Norfolk

Roger Garfitt

‘I watch her arms as she moves about the room, almost in love with their colour.’

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