Quay Words present Anthony Joseph: Haunting the Black Air

Exeter Custom House, 46 The Quay, Exeter, EX2 4AN

Tel: 01392 271611

Quay Words present Anthony Joseph: Haunting the Black Air

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Were pleased to welcomeAnthony Joseph back to the Custom House for a reading featuring poems from his forthcoming collection Haunting the Black Air , which will be published in July and is available to pre-order now. Anthony will also be sharing his expertise in a workshop on the following Saturday 9th May, theres an option to book a ticket for both the workshop and reading.

From the T. S. Eliot Prize-winning author of Sonnets for Albert comes a dextrous and versatile new collection spanning the emotional spectrum of unabashed joy and crippling grief. With musicality and verve, beloved poet and musician Anthony Joseph undertakes a bold new work, excavating the complex nature of feeling. Across London, Los Angeles, Trinidad and beyond, whether a funeral in New Cross or a house party in Mount Lambert, Joseph brings heart, soul and verbal ingenuity to the act of unifying life's beautiful fragments.

About the author

Dr Anthony Joseph F.R.S.L. is an award winning Trinidad-born poet, novelist, academic and musician. His 2022 collection Sonnets for Albert won the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry 2022 and the OCM BOCAS Prize for Caribbean Poetry.

He is the author of five poetry collections and three novels. His 2018 novel Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, the Royal Society of Literatures Encore Award and the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Fiction. As a musician, he has released nine critically acclaimed albums. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Kings College, London.

This event will be in-person at Exeter Custom House. You can find out more about the accessibility of the Custom House here [https://quaywords.org.uk/about/access/]. If you have any access needs youd like to discuss with us before the event you can contact us on quaywords@literatureworks.org.uk [http://mai]. We can offer free carer tickets if you need help to support you to attend.

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Quay Words present Anthony Joseph: Haunting the Black Air (8 May 2026)
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