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Selected Poems
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Description: Now including an afterword and new poems by the author and an introduction by Gary Younge Pioneering poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has revolutionized English literature with his electrifying fusion of oral verse Jamaican speech radical politics and reggae rhythms. This new edition of a vital selection of poems covers over four decades and includes classic early poems such as Inglan is a Bitch' New Craas Massakah and Sonny's Lettah' as well as compelling recent work. Linton Kwesi Johnson's impact on the cultural landscape over the last half - century has been colossal and multi - generational His political ferocity and his tireless scrutiny of history are truly Pinteresque as is the humour with which he pursues them Guardian A warrior wordsmith whose couplets take no prisoners The Times Linton Kwesi Johnson's body of work - the sheer length breadth depth politics performance rhyme and reason of it - bears witness to a lifetime of lending lyrical form to a condition that Britain has proved unable or unwilling (or both) to name Gary Younge
Title: Selected Poems
Author(s): Johnson Linton Kwesi
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780241994115
Pages: 144 Pages
Publication Date: 12/1/2022
Category: Poetry By Individual Poets
Description: Now including an afterword and new poems by the author and an introduction by Gary Younge Pioneering poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has revolutionized English literature with his electrifying fusion of oral verse Jamaican speech radical politics and reggae rhythms. This new edition of a vital selection of poems covers over four decades and includes classic early poems such as Inglan is a Bitch' New Craas Massakah and Sonny's Lettah' as well as compelling recent work. Linton Kwesi Johnson's impact on the cultural landscape over the last half - century has been colossal and multi - generational His political ferocity and his tireless scrutiny of history are truly Pinteresque as is the humour with which he pursues them Guardian A warrior wordsmith whose couplets take no prisoners The Times Linton Kwesi Johnson's body of work - the sheer length breadth depth politics performance rhyme and reason of it - bears witness to a lifetime of lending lyrical form to a condition that Britain has proved unable or unwilling (or both) to name Gary Younge
Title: Selected Poems
Author(s): Johnson Linton Kwesi
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780241994115
Pages: 144 Pages
Publication Date: 12/1/2022
Category: Poetry By Individual Poets