Anthony Joseph (born 12 November 1966 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago)[1] is a British/Trinidadian poet, novelist, musician and academic
Joseph was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where he was raised by his grandparents. He began writing as a young child and cites his main influences as calypso, surrealism, jazz, the spiritual Baptist church that his grandparents attended, and the rhythms of Caribbean speech. Joseph has lived in the United Kingdom since 1989.