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Linton Kwesi Johnson OD (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series.
Welcome to the official website of Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ), world-renowned reggae poet and recording artist. As well as information on LKJ himself, here’s the place to find out about LKJ Records, Johnson’s record label, and the artists on it; and purchase music and books from the LKJ shop.
Linton Kwesi-Johnson can be said to be the most significant Jamaican poet writing in the U.K. because his verse is read and appreciated widely and far beyond the community it is initially grounded in.
Linton Kwesi Johnson was born on 24 August 1952 in Chapelton, a small town in the rural parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He came to London in 1963, went to Tulse Hill secondary school and later studied Sociology at Goldsmiths’ College, University of London.
May 4, 2023 · The Jamaican-born poet/activist on Britain’s imperialist mentality and his five-decade search for ‘this elusive thing called poetry’. Linton Kwesi Johnson photographed in Brixton, London ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Linton Kwesi Johnson’s name is synonymous with revolutionary poetry and cultural activism. As a pioneering voice in dub poetry, Johnson’s work captures the rhythms of reggae and the struggles of the Black British experience.
Linton Kwesi Johnson has toured globally, from Japan to the new South Africa, from Europe to Brazil and the Antipodes. His recordings are amongst the world’s top-selling reggae albums and his work has been translated into Italian and German. He is known and revered as the world’s first reggae poet.
Aug 5, 2021 · Linton Kwesi Johnson is excited to be taking part in this year’s official @RSDayUK Drop on 12th June with a special release of Making History. Remastered at Abbey Road Studios and pressed on heavyweight yellow vinyl, you can get a copy from a participating indie record shop near you: https://RecordStoreDay.lnk.to/Stores #RSD21 #RSDDrops
Linton Kweis Johnson is a Jamaican dub poet and activist who has been based in the United Kingdom since 1963. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series.
Aug 17, 2020 · Linton Kwesi Johnson was the first black poet to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series, and was recently been awarded the 2020 PEN Pinter Prize, a literary award for a...
