Mi Revalueshanary Fren

by Johnson, Linton Kwesi

• ISBN13: 9781931337298
• ISBN10: 1931337292
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Ausable Pr

Summary

Writing in Caribbean street Creole, Johnson is the most influential black poet in Britain.

Author Biography

Linton Kwesi Johnson is Britain's most influential black poet

Table of Contents

Introduction by Russell Banks	i
I FIVE NIGHTS OF BLEEDING—Seventies Verse
Yout Scene	1	(1)
Double Scank	2	(1)
Dread Beat an Blood	3	(1)
Five Nights of Bleeding	4	(3)
Street 66	7	(2)
All Wi Doin Is Defendin	9	(3)
Bass Culture	12	(3)
Reggae Sounds	15	(1)
Come Wi Goh Dung Deh	16	(2)
Song of Blood	18	(2)
Yout Rebels	20	(1)
Time Come	21	(2)
It Dread inna Inglan	23	(2)
Sonny's Lettah	25	(3)
It Noh Funny	28	(3)
Want fi Goh Rave	31	(2)
Reality Poem	33	(2)
Forces of Victri	35	(2)
Inglan Is a Bitch	37	(6)
II MI REVALUESHANARY FREN—Eighties Verse
Story	43	(2)
Reggae fi Radni	45	(3)
Reggae fi Dada	48	(4)
New Craas Massakah	52	(6)
Di Great Insohreckshan	58	(2)
Beacon of Hope	60	(2)
Mekin Histri	62	(3)
Mi Revalueshanary Fren	65	(4)
Sense Outta Nansense	69	(2)
Di Good Life	71	(2)
Tings an Times	73	(8)
III NEW WORD HAWDAH—Nineties Verse
Seasons of the Heart	81	(1)
Hurricane Blues	82	(2)
More Time	84	(2)
Reggae fi Bernard	86	(3)
Reggae fi May Ayim	89	(3)
If I Woz a Tap Natch Poet	92	(4)
Liesense fi Kill	96	(3)
New Word Hawdah	99	(2)
BG (for Bernie Grant in memoriam, 1934-2000)	101	(6)
Notes	107