{"product_id":"selected-poems-17","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow including an afterword and new poems by the author and an introduction by Gary Younge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePioneering 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A warrior wordsmith whose couplets take no prisoners'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312206291326,"sku":"NW9780241994115","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241994115.jpg?v=1778510357","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/selected-poems-17","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}