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A selection of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s best poems over three decades. Ranging from protests against police brutality to eulogies for departed friends and playful celebrations of urban life, Johnson’s use of Jamaican dialect to tackle distinctly British subjects contributed to a revolution in the notion of literary English.
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A selection of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s best poems over three decades. Ranging from protests against police brutality to eulogies for departed friends and playful celebrations of urban life, Johnson’s use of Jamaican dialect to tackle distinctly British subjects contributed to a revolution in the notion of literary English. This Selected Poems charts the unique literary talent of one of Britain’s most influential poets and social critics. With this publication, Johnson became on the second living poet and the only black living poet to be published in Penguin’s Modern Classic series.
Linton’s rhymes speak for our time ― Voice
Brilliant . . . the alternative poet-laureate ― Time Out
A warrior wordsmith whose couplets take no prisoners ― The Times
Let us sing and dance to the expression of the age-old ideals with LKJ – Fred D’Aguiar
- Publisher : Penguin
- Publication date : 1 Jun. 2006
- Language : English
- Print length : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0141025018
- ISBN-13 : 978-0141025018
