Linton Kwesi Johnson
Poet
1952-08-24
Books by Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Mi Revalueshanary Fren
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Dread, beat and blood
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Tings an Times
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Quotes by Linton Kwesi Johnson
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I have never, ever sought validation from the arbiters of British poetic taste.
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I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences of the black youth of my generation, coming of age in a racist society.
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The more I read my poems, the more I find out about them. I still read them with the same passion I felt when I wrote them as a young man.
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