Raymond Antrobus

Raymond Antrobus MBE FRSL was born in London, Hackney to an English mother and Jamaican father. He is the author of poetry collections, The Perseverance (Penned In The Margins / Tin House, 2018), All The Names Given (Picador / Tin House, 2021) and Signs, Music (Picador / Tin House, 2024). Antrobus also writes for young readers. His debut children’s picture book ‘Can Bears Ski?’ is illustrated by Polly Dunbar and is published in the UK by Walker Books (2021) and in the US/Canada by Candle Wick Press (2020). It was selected as an Ezra Jack Keats honouree winner in 2021. In 2022 it was selected for a Read For Empathy (primary) Collection Award. His second picture book, ‘Terrible Horses’ (2024) is illustrated by Ken WIlson-Max and was awarded a Kirkus starred Review. Antrobus's poetry currently appears on the UK's GCSE National Curriculum.