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Heritage Aesthetics
RSL Ondaatje · 2023 · WinnerRSL Ondaatje · 2022 · ShortlistRSL Ondaatje · 2021 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSL Ondaatje Prize | 2023 | Winner | “For its expansive and formally assured exploration of heritage, language, and Black British life.” |
| RSL Ondaatje Prize | 2022 | Shortlist | |
| RSL Ondaatje Prize | 2021 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Anthony Anaxagorou's sixth poetry collection is an expansive, formally assured exploration of heritage, language, and Black British life, moving between the personal and the political with precision and lyrical control. The collection won the RSL Ondaatje Prize in 2023.
About the Author
Anthony Anaxagorou is a British-Cypriot poet, fiction writer, educator, and publisher born in 1983 in London. He is the founder of Poetry School and has taught poetry in schools, prisons, and community settings for over fifteen years. His collections include After the Formalities (2019) and Heritage Aesthetics (2023). Read more →
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