Anthony Anaxagorou

Anthony Anaxagorou (born March 1983) is a British-born poet and writer.[1][2]

Anthony Anaxagorou
Anthony Anaxagorou 2010
BornMarch 1983 (age 37)
United Kingdom, London
OccupationPoet, writer, educator
NationalityBritish
Notable awardsMayor of London's Poetry Slam 2002 Groucho Maverick Award 2015
Website
anthonyanaxagorou.com

In 2002 Anaxagorou was the first young poet to win the London Mayor's Poetry Slam with his poem "Anthropos".[3]

In 2003, he appeared alongside fellow poet Kate Tempest on Young Nation, presented by Richard Blackwood, where he performed a number of poems themed around social issues relating to young people. He went on to feature as a member of the panel on the talk show itself, which focused on wider issues such as racism, history, religion, addiction and abuse, encouraging young people to speak out and voice their thoughts.[4]

Early life

Anthony Anaxagorou is of Cypriot origin. His mother is from Nicosia and his father from Famagusta.[5] Anaxagorou attended Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet.[6]

Career

Anaxagorou is a British-born Cypriot poet, fiction writer, essayist, publisher and poetry educator. His poetry has been published in POETRY, The Poetry Review, Poetry London, New Statesman, Granta, and elsewhere. His work has also appeared on BBC Newsnight, BBC Radio 4, ITV, Vice UK, Channel 4 and Sky Arts.

His second collection After the Formalities published with Penned in the Margins is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation and was shortlisted for the 2019 T.S Eliot Prize. It was also a Telegraph and Guardian poetry book of the year.

In 2020 he published How To Write It with Merky Books; a practical guide fused with tips and memoir looking at the politics of writing as well as the craft of poetry and fiction along with the wider publishing industry.

He was awarded the 2019 H-100 Award for writing and publishing, and the 2015 Groucho Maverick Award for his poetry and fiction. In 2019 he was made an honorary fellow of the University of Roehampton. Anthony is artistic director of Out-Spoken, a monthly poetry and music night held at London’s Southbank Centre, and publisher of Out-Spoken Press.

Literary works
  • A Difficult Place To Be Human – 2012[7]
  • The Blink That Killed The Eye - 2014[8]
  • It Will Come To You EP - 2013[9]
  • Heterogeneous New and Selected Poems - 2016[10]
  • After the Formalities - 2019[11]
  • How To Write It - 2020[12]

References
  1. "Culture November 12". Byron Shire Echo. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. "Palestine Place brings resistance to heart of London". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. "Rhyme wave". The Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. "elbo.ws". Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. "Lobby for Cyprus - Our Work - Statements". Lobby for Cyprus. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. "Queen Elizabeth's School - New & Noteworthy". www.qebarnet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. "Anthony Anaxagorou — A Difficult Place To Be Human". anthonyanaxagorou.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  8. "Anthony Anaxagorou — The Blink That Killed The Eye". anthonyanaxagorou.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. "Anthony Anaxagorou — It Will Come To You EP". anthonyanaxagorou.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  10. Heterogeneous. ASIN 0993103839.
  11. K. Mennis, 'Review | After the Formalities by Anthony Anaxagorou' (03/10/19) on The London Magazine
  12. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/112/1120464/how-to-write-it/9781529118797.html


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