In this episode, Anthony Joseph discusses growing up in a culturally rich community, raised by his grandparents, playing soccer and eating mangoes. We talk about his move to the United Kingdom in his early twenties—a completely different world for him to learn to navigate—where he met legendary UK poet Linton Kwesi Johnson. He shares about his music career and love for jazz and poetry. "Kamau," the first track on his album The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running for Their Lives, was named for Barbadian poet Kamau Brathwaite, a major influence. Joseph's latest book is Sonnets for Albert.
For more details and information about Anthony Joseph visit his website.
https://www.anthonyjoseph.co.uk