Selected Poems

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Ranging from protests against police brutality to eulogies for departed friends and celebrations of urban life, Linton Kwesi Johnson’s use of Jamaican dialect to tackle British subjects contributed to a revolution in the notion of literary English.

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ISBN: 9780141025018 Author: Johnson, Linton Kwesi Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date: 1st June 2006 Imprint: Penguin Books Cover: Paperback Dewey: 821.92 (edition:23) Pages: xiv, 109 Language: English Edition: New edition Readership: General - Trade / Code: K Category: Subject:

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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