Haunting the Black Air: Anthony Joseph in conversation with Luke Roberts
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Join us when we welcome poet Anthony Joseph to read from and discuss his latest collection, HAUNTING THE BLACK AIR, with Luke Roberts.
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, New York, 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.
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Anthony Joseph
Anthony Joseph is an award-winning poet, novelist, academic and musician. He was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where he was raised by his grandparents, before moving to London in 1989. Trinidad remains central to his work, as do its influences: calypso, surrealism, jazz, the spiritual Baptist church that his grandparents attended, and the rhythms of Caribbean speech. Joseph is the author of five poetry collections and three novels. His collection Sonnets for Albert won the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry 2022, described by judges as ‘A luminous collection which celebrates humanity in all its contradictions and breathes new life into this enduring form’. The collection was also winner of the OCM Bocas Prize for Poetry, and shortlisted for the Forward Prize. As a musician, he has released nine critically acclaimed albums, with his new studio album ‘Ark’ forthcoming in April 2026. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Kings College, London.
Luke Roberts
Luke Roberts was born in 1987 and grew up in rural Cumbria. He is the author of Bad Omens (2026), Home Radio (2021), Glacial Decoys (2021), and other works of poetry and prose. His criticism has been published widely, and includes Living in History: Poetry in Britain, 1945-1979 (2024). He is a regular contributor to New Left Review/Sidecar, and his writing has appeared in TLS, PN Review, and elsewhere. As an editor, he has been involved in archival publications by Mark Hyatt, Iliassa Sequin, and Cecilia Vicuña. With Amy Tobin he runs the small press Distance No Object. He teaches literature at King’s College London. (edited)
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