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Linton Kwesi Johnson

1952 - Today

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Linton Kwesi Johnson OD (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Linton Kwesi Johnson is the 5,984th most popular writer (down from 5,653rd in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 51st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Jamaican Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 5,984 out of 7,302. Before him are Kurt Marti, Monika Maron, Liao Yiwu, John Perry Barlow, Roberto Orci, and Máirtín Ó Cadhain. After him are Dan Houser, Antonia Fraser, Guus Kuijer, Leon Kruczkowski, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, and Jenna Bush Hager.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 545. Before him are Veerappan, Parveen Shakir, Joseph Urusemal, Wendy Turnbull, Maura Tombelli, and Barbara Hendricks. After him are John Kasich, Carsten Jensen, Marcia Fudge, René Simões, Jean Rouaud, and Bill Belichick.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 60 out of 189. Before him are Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Yellowman (1956), Bilal Philips (1947), Augustus Pablo (1954), and Alton Ellis (1938). After him are Arthur Wint (1920), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Coxsone Dodd (1932), Kenneth O. Hall (1941), Andrew Holness (1972), and Donovan Bailey (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Jamaica

Among writers born in Jamaica, Linton Kwesi Johnson ranks 6. Before him are Marcus Garvey (1887), Mary Seacole (1805), Leonard Howell (1898), Claude McKay (1889), and Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919). After him are Nalo Hopkinson (1960), Marlon James (1970), and Claudia Rankine (1963).

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