Name: Time Come: Selected Prose
Brand: Linton Kwesi Johnson

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2023-11-07

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Linton Kwesi Johnson

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Picador

Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ) is a British-based author and dub poet. Born in Jamaica, he moved to Brixton, London at the age of 9. Johnson joined the English "Black Panther" group in high school, where he helped create a poetry workshop. He later became part of the "Rasta Love" group, consisting of percussionists and poets. Johnson's first book of poetry, Voices of the Living and the Dead, was published in 1974, followed by Dread Beat an' Blood in 1975 which also served as his debut album. His work gained recognition with his third book England is a Bitch in 1980 and second album Forces of Victory.
Johnson's poetry cleverly incorporates Jamaican Patois and draws inspiration from the Jamaican "toasting" tradition. He has been published in the Penguin Classics series, making him the second living poet and only black poet to achieve this honor. As a pioneer of Dub Poetry, Johnson is widely regarded as its greatest representative.
In addition to his artistic endeavors, Johnson ran his own label starting from 1991. In recognition of his political ferocity and tireless scrutiny of history through his work, he was awarded the prestigious PEN Pinter prize in 2020.

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Recognized as one of the great poets of modern times, and as a deeply respected and influential political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of non-fiction. In&nbsp;Time Come, he selects some of his most powerful prose – book and record reviews published in newspapers and magazines, lectures, obituaries and speeches – for the first time. Written over many decades, it is a body of work that draws creatively and critically on Johnson’s own Jamaican roots and on Caribbean history to explore the politics of race and ethnicity that continue to inform the Black British experience.Ranging from reflections on the place of music in Caribbean and Black British culture as a creative, defiant response to oppression, to his penetrating appraisals of music and literature, and including warm tributes paid to the activists and artists who inspired him to find his own voice as a poet and compelled him to contribute to the struggle for racial equality and social justice,&nbsp;Time Come&nbsp;is a panorama of an exceptional life. A collection that ventures into memoir, it underscores Johnson’s enduring importance in Britain’s cultural history and reminds us of his brilliant, unparalleled legacy.With an introduction by Paul Gilroy

Time Come: Selected Prose

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Discover Time Come: Selected Prose by Linton Kwesi Johnson. Signed hardback copies available. Explore the powerful prose of this influential poet and activist. Label: Picador.