Selected PoemsLinton Kwesi Johnson Pioneering 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.

seasons and déjà vus collect and disarrange themselves

Referencing lineages of poets

but it is true more generally of the language of poetry and therefore of poetry itself

Midwinter Day was written on December 22

she is on a journey of continual transformation

gedichten met lange regels die van overvloed van de pagina lijken te vallen

getuigenissen en vrouwelijke ervaringen en probeert in poëzie het ongeziene adem te geven

brings together Cha’s previously uncollected writings and text-based pieces with images

onbezorgd blijven als je naast een sluipschutter zwemt

Philip Huff dicht met een scherp oog en een warm hart

urges us to begin the discussions that might open pathways through this divisive and stuck moment in American history

Claudia Rankine