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What did Linton Kwesi Johnson do?

What did Linton Kwesi Johnson do?

Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaican dub poet and activist who has been based in the United Kingdom since 1963. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series.

How old is Linton Kwesi Johnson?

69 years (August 24, 1952)
Linton Kwesi Johnson/Age

What is Dylan Thomas’s most famous poem?

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
His most famous poem, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” was published in 1952, but his reputation was solidified years earlier. Thomas’ prose includes Under Milk Wood (1954) and A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1955).

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What is Benjamin Zephaniah most famous poem?

Benjamin Zephaniah Poems

  • Biko the Greatness.
  • City River Blues.
  • Dis Poetry.
  • Eat Your Words.
  • Everybody Is Doing It.
  • Faceless.
  • Fair Play.
  • It’s Work.

Where is Linton Kwesi Johnson from?

Chapelton, Jamaica
Linton Kwesi Johnson/Place of birth

Linton Kwesi Johnson was born in 1952 in Chapelton, Jamaica. He moved to London in 1963 to be with his mother and went on to read Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

What does Lkj stand for?

LKJ

Acronym Definition
LKJ Linton Kwesi Johnson (musician)
LKJ Landesvereinigung kulturelle Jugendbildung (German: National Association of Cultural Youth Education)

When Did Dylan Thomas write Do not go gentle?

Written in 1947, Thomas’s masterpiece was published for the first time in the Italian literary journal Botteghe Oscure in 1951 and soon included in his 1952 poetry collection In Country Sleep, And Other Poems.

What type of poetry is Dylan Thomas known for?

Dylan Thomas, in full Dylan Marlais Thomas, (born October 27, 1914, Swansea, Glamorgan [now in Swansea], Wales—died November 9, 1953, New York, New York, U.S.), Welsh poet and prose writer whose work is known for its comic exuberance, rhapsodic lilt, and pathos.

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Does Benjamin Zephaniah have a wife?

Amina Zephaniahm. 1990–2001
Benjamin Zephaniah/Wife