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    Linton Kwesi Johnson Selected Poems

    Now including an afterword and new poems by the author and an introduction by Gary YoungePioneering poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has revolutionized English literature with his electrifying fusion of oral verse, Jamaican speech, radical politics and reggae rhythms. This new edition of a vital selection of poems covers over four decades and includes classic early poems such as 'Inglan is a Bitch', 'New Craas Massakah' and 'Sonny's Lettah', as well as compelling recent work. 'Linton Kwesi Johnson's impact on the cultural landscape over the last half-century has been colossal and multi-generational .. .

    His political ferocity and his tireless scrutiny of history are truly Pinteresque, as is the humour with which he pursues them' Guardian'A warrior wordsmith whose couplets take no prisoners' The Times'Linton Kwesi Johnson's body of work - the sheer length, breadth, depth, politics, performance, rhyme and reason of it - bears witness to a lifetime of lending lyrical form to a condition that Britain has proved unable or unwilling (or both) to name' Gary Younge

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    Linton Kwesi JohnsonIndependant Intavenshan (The Island Anthology)Island Records
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      Linton Kwesi JohnsonTime Come: Selected Prose
      'Key to understanding black British history' - Sunday Times'Sharp and still relevant' - Zadie Smith'A mosaic of wise, urgent and moving pieces' - Kit de...
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            Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
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              Back in stock! Last copies!Superb brand new edition of this excellent deluxe 240 pages hardback, 100s and 100s of photos and text. New edition includes...
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                The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
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                    Namba RoyNo Black Sparrows
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                      Revolutionary Letters
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                          Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10
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                            Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
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                              Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
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                                  Salsa Y Ache
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