Time Come
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
A dynamic selection of Linton Kwesi Johnson's most powerful prose writings, brought together for the first time.
Linton Kwesi Johnson Libri
Linton Kwesi Johnson è un poeta dub con base nel Regno Unito, di origine giamaicana, il cui lavoro presenta recitazioni dei propri versi in patois giamaicano su musica dub-reggae. Le sue esibizioni, spesso in collaborazione con produttori di fama, affrontano temi di commento sociale e identità culturale. Johnson è celebrato per il suo stile distintivo e le sue poesie ritmiche che possiedono una forte qualità sonora. È diventato una figura letteraria di spicco attraverso il suo approccio unico alla poesia e la sua fusione musicale.
Pioneering reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson revolutionized literary English with his electrifying fusion of oral verse, Jamaican Creole, radical politics and dub rhythms. This major selection of his best poems includes many previously unpublished works. Covering three decades, they articulate the reality of the black experience in Britain, ranging from angry protests against racism and police brutality to moving eulogies for departed family and friends and playful celebrations of urban life. There are classic poems from Johnson's early collections, including 'Inglan is a Bitch' and 'Tings an Times', together with powerful recent works such as 'If I Woz a Tap-Natch Poet', 'BG (For Bernie Grant)' and 'New World Hawdah'.
Selected Poems
- 128pagine
- 5 ore di lettura
Charts the unique literary talent of one of Britain's most influential poets and social critics. 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.