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Linton Kwesi Johnson wins Golden PEN award

Pioneering 'dub poet' joins previous winners including Harold Pinter, JG Ballard and Doris LessingFather of dub poetry Linton Kwesi Johnson will join names including Harold Pinter, JG Ballard and Doris Lessing as winner of the Golden PEN award, for a lifetime's distinguished service to literature.Known for his controversial poem "Inglan Is A Bitch", and for "Di Great Insohreckshan", a response to the 1981 Brixton riots in which he stated "It is noh mistri / we mekkin histri", Johnson writes what...

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13:48 on December 3 2012

Linton Kwesi Johnson wins Golden PEN award

Guardian Music — Pioneering 'dub poet' joins previous winners including Harold Pinter, JG Ballard and Doris LessingFather of dub poetry Linton Kwesi Johnson will join names including Haro... more info
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