

He published his first book, the novel Molasses, in 2010. Antonio Michael Downing shares his lifelong search for his Black identity in the memoir Saga Boyĭowning is a musician, writer and activist who now lives in Toronto.But when he hits rock bottom and finds himself in jail, he knows it is time to build a real life for himself and to embrace his heritage instead of trying to escape it. Creative and inquisitive, Downing tries to find himself and escape his difficult home life by imagining different personas. There, Downing and his brother are the only Black kids in town. He is sent to rural Ontario to live with a strict aunt after his grandmother's death.

Downing was born in Trinidad and raised there by his grandmother until he was 11 years old. Musician and writer Antonio Michael Downing shares his story in the memoir Saga Boy.

Saga Boy is a book by Antonio Michael Downing. The reissue marks the record's 20th anniversary. The album was released with an accompanying book of poetry of the same name that featured poems about his work, life and music. Downie's music album Coke Machine Glow was originally released in 2001, in between the ninth and 10th albums by his band The Tragically Hip. He was a singer-songwriter, poet, actor, philanthropist and activist.
