Selected Poems

Name: Selected Poems
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241994115
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By Linton Kwesi Johnson

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A reissue of revolutionary poems spanning three decades by the cultural icon Linton Kwesi Johnson. These selected works address themes from protests against police brutality to heartfelt eulogies and joyous celebrations of urban life. Johnson’s innovative use of Jamaican dialect to explore distinctly British subjects revolutionised the concept of literary English, marking him as one of Britain’s most influential poets and social critics.
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Selected Poems

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Ideal for readers interested in revolutionary poetry, social justice, and urban cultural expression, as well as those keen on exploring British literary innovation and Caribbean influences.

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A reissue of revolutionary poems from the last three decades by cultural icon Linton Kwesi Johnson.

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. Selected Poems charts the unique literary talent of one of Britain's most influential poets and social critics.

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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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241994115

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 130g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Linton Kwesi Johnson Non-Fiction Penguin Books Poetry

About the Author

Linton Kwesi Johnson is known and revered as the world's first dub poet. Born in Chapelton, a small town in the parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, he came to England in 1963. He gained a sociology degree in the mid-1970s from Goldsmiths' College, London, and had poems, inspired by politics and the Black movement, published in the journal Race Today. He is an Associate Fellow of Warwick University, an Honorary Fellow of Wolverhampton Polytechnic and received an award at the 13th Premo Internazionale Ultimo Novecento for his contribution to poetry and popular music. He has toured the world from Japan to South Africa, Europe to Brazil, and is only the second living poet to have been published by Penguin Classics.