Description
Product ID: | 9780141025018 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Selected Poems |
Authors: | Author: Linton Kwesi Johnson |
Page Count: | 128 |
Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Charts the unique literary talent of one of Britain's most influential poets and social critics. Ranging from protests against police brutality to eulogies for departed friends and celebrations of urban life, Linton Kwesi Johnson's use of Jamaican dialect to tackle British subjects contributed to a revolution in the notion of literary English. A selection of Linton Kwesi Johnson''s best poems over three decades. Ranging from protests against police brutality to eulogies for departed friends and playful celebrations of urban life, Johnson''s use of Jamaican dialect to tackle distinctly British subjects contributed to a revolution in the notion of literary English. This Selected Poems charts the unique literary talent of one of Britain''s most influential poets and social critics. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2006-06-01 |