Overview
Region
Diaspora
England
Era
Contemporary
Language
English/Jamaican Creole
Genre
Poetry
About This Work
Poetry collection in Jamaican patois ('dub poetry'), confronting racism in Thatcher's England, police violence, and the resilience of Black British communities. LKJ's most celebrated collection.
Literary Significance
LKJ is the only living poet in Penguin Modern Classics; invented dub poetry as a literary form