A biography on michael anthony

Michael anthony family

Anthony's sister Anelize Lemessy is at bottom left, and his great-nephew Kerron Lemessy, who worked on the film, is on the right. Photo courtesy Rose-Marie Lemessy-Forde, used with permission. One of the most trusted stewards of Trinidad and Tobago's stories, beloved author and historian Michael Anthony , passed away on August 24 at the age of Though he had been ailing for some time, he remained passionate about his country's creative potential and was a generous mentor to younger writers.

Born in in the village of Mayaro along Trinidad's south-east coast, Anthony was always interested in the forces that contributed to change and development, and the resulting ripple effects on people's lives, which he would explore in his works of fiction. Spending his formative years in such an idyllic place planted the seed in him to be a writer, as he wanted to be able to describe the beauty of the landscape for others to enjoy.

The fact that he was born into a creative family where reading was valued — he would wax poetic on the importance of libraries to youth, and the need to read to enhance your vocabulary — also helped his writer's journey. Anthony's career formally started at 23, when some of his poetry was published by the Trinidad Guardian newspaper.

The programme put him in esteemed literary company, alongside the likes of Samuel Selvon , Kamau Brathwaite , V. Naipaul , and Derek Walcott. In fact, when he first applied to be part of the programme, the show was switching producers to none other than fellow Trinidadian Naipaul, fresh out of Oxford University. In a recent interview with the Trinidad and Tobago Express, Anthony recalled sending Naipaul some of his writing for consideration:.