In conversation
Raymond Antrobus in conversation with Colin Grant
The Jamaican-British poet speaks of living with ghosts, writing with his ear and his filial devotion.
22nd December, 2021
' I really do write with my ear. I really can’t make a poem ‘sing’ or work if I can't move through the sound of it.'
Raymond Antrobus
Raymond Antrobus is a multi award-winning poet who has made an investigation of missing sound his life's work.
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