Anthony Joseph is an award winning poet, novelist and musician from Trinidad. His 2022 collection «Sonnets for Albert» won the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry and the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Poetry. He is the author of five poetry collections and three novels; his 2018 novel «Kitch» was shortlisted for several prizes, including the Republic of Consciousness Prize and the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award. His new collection of poems, «Haunting the Black Air», was published in 2026. As a musician, he has released nine critically acclaimed albums. He is a Royal Society of Literature Fellow and a Lecturer in Creative Writing at King’s College London. Anthony Joseph lives in London.
Last update: 2026