Audiobook Precious & Impossible: Selected Poems by Anthony Joseph in the ListenBook app
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Book description
If you've ever felt the pull of diaspora-the ache of roots in two continents, the rhythm of a language that carries both history and hope-then Anthony Joseph's Precious & Impossible isn't just a book; it's a conversation waiting to happen. And the audiobook? It's like hearing the poet himself lean in, voice warm and steady, making every line feel spoken directly to you.
Joseph, a T.S. Eliot Prize winner, gathers thirty years of poetry and lyrics here-work that's both a faithful heir to Africa's deep currents and a bold, playful rebel in the modern world. As Ali Alizadeh put it perfectly: he's "haunted by Africa's past" yet "amused by the possibilities of the future." That duality hums through every page, and now, through his own voice.
Listening to him read these poems is transformative. You don't just hear the words-you feel the pulse of them. The way he pauses on "precious" in one line, then lets "impossible" linger like a question in the next-it's intimate, urgent, alive. The collection spans decades, yet it never feels scattered. Instead, it builds like a conversation across time, stitching together love, loss, migration, and the stubborn joy of survival.
Lauri Scheyer's introduction sets the stage beautifully, but Joseph's voice is the true guide. You hear the weight of history in lines like "We are the children of the ship that never made port," and then the lightness in "Dance with the ghosts, they know the steps." He's not just writing about the diaspora-he's living it, breathing it, in a way that makes you feel less alone in your own story.
This isn't just poetry you read. It's poetry you experience. The rhythm of his speech-sometimes slow, deliberate, sometimes spilling over with urgency-becomes part of the meaning. You'll catch yourself leaning in, nodding, even whispering along. It's the rare audiobook that makes you feel like you've been given a secret, then handed a key to open it wider.
For anyone who's ever wondered what it means to belong to a place, to a people, to a future still being written: this is your invitation. Joseph doesn't offer easy answers. He offers truth, sharp and tender, delivered like a friend sharing a late-night thought. Precious & Impossible isn't just a collection-it's a compass. And listening to it? It's the most human kind of homecoming. Don't just read it. Hear it.
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