THE QUIET EAR An Investigation of Missing Sound: A Memoir

Deaf poet Raymond Antrobus dazzles in this spellbinding account of his life as a mixed-race young man from East London. Born to an English mother and a Jamaican father, Antrobus always felt out of place. When he was 6, a doctor explained that he was deaf. Finding poetry revolutionized his relationship to sound and gave him the confidence to embrace his life as a member of the d/Deaf community. Every ounce a performer, Antrobus narrates his lyrical prose with a poet's sense of rhythm and timing. While he used to feel shame about how he speaks, his narration celebrates his deaf accent, reveling in the power of his words. Antrobus's vibrant performance mesmerizes listeners as his voice invites them into his world. K.D.W. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2025]