“See everything as art, hear everything as music, feel everything as love” ~ his words which echo in every piece of of his writing. Anthony Anaxagorou began writing short stories and poems at the age of 14 influenced mainly by both hip-hop and folk music until in 2002, at the age of 17, he entered and won the London Mayors Poetry Slam with his poem Anthropos. Following this he made a number of television and radio appearances where he read out various poems. In 2003 he appeared alongside Kate Tempest on ‘BBC Youth Nation’, presented by Richard Blackwood, where he performed a number of poems that highlighted many social issues all relevant to young individuals. He went on to feature as a member of the panel on the talk show itself which focused on issues such as racism, war, religion, drink and drug abuse, encouraging young people to speak out and voice their own personal views. An explosively bold and challenging poet

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