Linton Kwesi Johnson, singer - poet - activist, living in London

Linton Kwesi Johnson, singer - poet - activist, living in London

This is a photograph of Linton Kwesi Johnson standing and wearing a black jacket. A tree is seen in the background. Born in Jamaica, 24 August 1952 he is a UK-based dub poet. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican Patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with renowned British reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell. His middle name, "Kwesi

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is Ghanaian."

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