Trinidadian poet and novelist Anthony Joseph has lived in London since 1989. A former musician, he devoted his career to full-time writing in the late 90s. He is the author of two poetry collections, Desafinado and Teragaton. His poetry and prose have been published in numerous publications and journals, and he was selected as one of 50 major figures in contemporary British culture to appear in the historic photo "A Great Day," which appeared in The Guardian in 2004. The photo was created as an echo and tribute to the 1958 group photo, "A Great Day in Harlem," with the concept transplanted to today's multicultural Britain. Anthony was selected for his contribution to experimental and literary writing and performance in British contemporary literature. A regular performer on the poetry and spoken word scene, he has appeared at The Green Room, the Centre for Popular Music, the Cornwall Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Brighton Dome and the Barbican.
Fascinated and fuelled by the many points at which literature and music intersect, he is working on his first novel, The African Origins of UFOs, an experimental work of ‘liquid text fiction’ and a heady fusion of sci-fi, Caribbean and African myths and jazz. An excerpt of the book has been published in the anthology Dark Matter: An Anthology of Black Science Fiction (Time Warner, 2000).
Anthony is a former lecturer in Creative Writing and Science Fiction at the University of North London. He is currently a lecturer in Creative Writing at South Thames University.
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