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Jamaica, UK: Linton Kwesi Johnson

Categories: Caribbean, Western Europe, Jamaica, United Kingdom, Arts & Culture, Ideas, Literature

Geoffrey Philp extends birthday greetings to Britain-based Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson: “He became only the second living poet to be published in the Penguin Classics series. His poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican Creole over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with renowned British reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell [1].”