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Category Archive: Jamaican

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “Once you have a disease like…”

Once you have a disease like cancer, you look at life a bit differently. Some things that were important no longer seem as important as they were.

August 30, 2021 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “I am often asked why I…”

I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences of the black youth of my generation, coming of age in a racist society.

August 28, 2021 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “I have never, ever sought validation…”

I have never, ever sought validation from the arbiters of British poetic taste.

June 1, 2021 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “Back in those early days when…”

Back in those early days when I began my apprenticeship as a poet, I also tried to voice our anger, spirit of defiance and resistance in a Jamaican poetic idiom.

January 24, 2021 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “I wrote two poems about the…”

I wrote two poems about the ’81 uprisings: ‘Di Great Insohreckshan’ and ‘Mekin Histri.’ I wrote those two poems from the perspective of those who had taken part in the Brixton riots. The tone of the poem is celebratory because I wanted to capture the mood of exhilaration felt by black people at the time.

December 1, 2020 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “I don’t go to see bands…”

I don’t go to see bands any more because I’ve got tinnitus, so I have to avoid loud music. You get used to it, but when it’s quiet you hear a constant ringing.

October 28, 2019 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “At the end of the day…”

At the end of the day, life’s about realising one’s human potential. I don’t know if I’ve realised mine, but I’ve certainly gone a long way towards realising some goals and some dreams.

September 10, 2019 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “Younger people are discovering my work…”

Younger people are discovering my work, even though my reggae is not like theirs.

May 15, 2019 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “The more I read my poems…”

The more I read my poems, the more I find out about them. I still read them with the same passion I felt when I wrote them as a young man.

January 29, 2019 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “The modern stuff, I can take…”

The modern stuff, I can take it or leave it. I like its danceability, but the DJs talk a lot of nonsense.

January 22, 2019 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets
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