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Linton Kwesi Johnson: Struggles of the past and present
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Jamaican-born British poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, who blended his creative talent with music to produce some of poetry's most innovative recordings.
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Jamaican-born British poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, who blended his creative talent with music to produce some of poetry's most innovative recordings.. He has written about the difficulties his generation experienced with racism, but how relevant is his work today on the issues that are facing a changing Britain?
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- Mon 22 May 202314:06GMTBBC World Service
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