by S de Freitas
Clifton Joseph Antiguan born, living in Toronto is one of the most prolific writers of his time. His many works include his 1989 album Oral/Trans/Missions, from which the song "Chuckie Prophesy" was a shortlisted Juno Award finalist for Best Reggae Recording at the Juno Awards of 1990.
During his broadcast career at TVO and CBC he was a two time winner of the Gemini awards the Gemini Award for Best Writing in an Information Program or Series for his work on Undercurrents in 1998 and 1999.
Clifton is also a well known Dub Poet. In 2017, he was nominated for the Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award for spoken word poets.