Linton Kwesi Johnson
Reggae poet, broadcaster and recording artist
Published collections include Mi Revalueshanary Fren, albums of recorded work include Bass Culture and LKJ in Dub
people sayin disFrom ‘It Noh Funny’ in Selected Poems (London: Penguin, 2006)
people sayin dat
bout di yout af today
how dem cauzin affray
di lan is like a rackFrom ‘Reggae fi Dada’ in Selected Poems (London: Penguin, 2006)
slowly shattahrin to san
sinkin in a sea af calimity
Linton Kwesi Johnson
by Andrew Catlin
bromide print, 1984
NPG x35988
© Andrew Catlin / National Portrait Gallery, London
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