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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.

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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

Selected Poems

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/2006
      ISBN13: 9780141025018, 978-0141025018
      ISBN10: 0141025018

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      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

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