Linton Kwesi Johnson Bibliography

Title Author or Editor Type Publisher Date Place Content Pages ISBN Other info
  Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Teatro Verdi 1988 Genova All All NONE Poetry
Ambit 91   Journal Ambit 1982 London Wat About Di Workin Claas? 3 ISSN 0002-6772 Literary journal
Atlanta Review   Journal Poetry Atlanta Inc. 1998 Atlanta Reggae Fi Bernard 67-9 ISSN 1073-9696 Literary journal
Bete Noire Issue 12/13   Book Hull Poets Anniversary Issue Autumn 1991/ Spring 1992 Hull Reggae Fi Dada 403-5 NONE Anthology
Borderlines: Contemporary Poems in English Wainwright; Clarke; Grogan; Li; Ross; Wallace (ed) Book Copp Clark Ltd 1995 Toronto Double Scank, Street 66, Dread Beat An Blood 256-9 0-7730-5342-5 Poetry anthology
Caribbean Poetry Now Brown, Stewart (ed) Book Hodder & Stoughton 1984 London Excerpt from Youtman 20 0-340-34577-2 Anthology
Changing Britannia: Life Experience With Britain Harris, Roxy and White, Sarah (ed) Book New Beacon Books/ George Padmore Institute 1999 London Interview 50-79, 215 1-873201-15-X Black history/ biography
Critical Quarterly Vol.33 No.4 Winter 1991   Journal Blackwell Publishers 1991 Oxford Di Good Life 39-40 ISSN 00111562 Literary journal
Critical Quarterly Vol.38 No.4 Winter 1996   Journal Blackwell Publishers 1996 Oxford Five Nights of Bleeding Tings An Times Interview 64-84 ISSN 00111562 Literary journal
Dread Beat an Blood and Inglan Is A Bitch (Italian) Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Stampa Alternativa Concerto 1982 Rome All all NONE Poetry
Dread Beat and Blood Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications Ltd 1975 London All all 904521060 Poetry
Dread Beat and Blood (German) Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Buchverlag Michael Schwinn 1984 Neustadt All all 904521060 Poetry
Dub Poetry Habekost, Christian (ed) Book Michael Schwinn 1986 Neustadt Time Come Reggae Sounds Dread Beat an Blood 94-107 3-925077-07-3 Poetry anthology
Dub Poetry (German) Habekost, Christian (ed) Book Buchverlag Michael Schwinn 1986 Neustadt Time Come Reggae Sounds Dread Beat an Blood 138-49 3-925077-03-0 Poetry anthology
Empire Windrush: Fifty Years of Writing About Black Britain Wambu, Onyekachi (ed) Book Victor Gollancz 1998 London Inglan Is A Bitch 211-3 0-575-06599-0 Poetry and prose anthology
Extravagant Strangers Phillips, Caryl (ed) Book Faber and Faber 1997 London Inglan Is A Bitch 223-5 0571190863 Poetry and prose anthology
Facendo La Storia; E Altre Poesie (Italian) Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book ETS Editrice 1989 Italy All all 88-7741-481 Poetry
Facing the Sea Walmsley, Anne and Caistor, Nick (ed) Book Heinemann Educational 1986 Oxford Sonny's Lettah 54-5 0-435-98795-X Anthology
Focus 1983: An Anthology of Contemporary Jamaican Writing Morris, Mervyn (ed) Book Caribbean Authors Publishing Co. Ltd 1983 Kingston Wat About Di Workin Claas? 228-9 NONE Anthology
Foundations Of A Movement   Book John La Rose Tribute Committee 1991 London Memoir on John La Rose 80-82 1873201079 Tribute anthology to John La Rose
From Our Yard: Jamaican Poetry Since Independence Mordecai, Pamela (ed) Book Institute of Jamaica Publications Ltd 1987 Kingston, Jamaica Same Way Come Wi Goh Dung Deh Sonny’s Lettah Jamaica Lullaby Song Of Rising Di Black Petty Booshwah For those who go doun always an under Reggae Fi Dada 114-126 976-8017-04-x Poetry anthology
From the Garden to the Street Styles, Morag Book Cassell 1998 London References to LKJ 282, 292 0-304-33222-4 Book about writing for  children
Grandchildren of Albion Michael Horovitz (ed) Book New Departures 1992 Stroud, Glos Story 170-1,385-7 0 902689 14 2 Poetry anthology
Hinterland: Caribbean Poetry from the West Indies and Britain Markham, E.A. (ed) Book Bloodaxe 1989 Newcastle upon Tyne Various poems and interview 250-72 1-85224-086-5 Poetry anthology
Inglan Is A Bitch Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Race Today Publications 1980 London All all 0950349828 Poetry
Inglan Is A Bitch and Voices of the Living and The Dead (German) Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Edition Kalter Schweiss 1984 Berlin All all 3-9924001-02-2 Poetry
Is English We Speaking Morris, Mervyn Pamphlet The British Library 1993 London References during literary criticism references only 0-7123-03197 Essay
Is English We Speaking and Other Essays Morris, Mervyn Book Ian Randle Publishers 1999 Kingston Literary criticism 1-16, 36-44 976-8123-63-X Literary criticism
Kunapipi Journal of Post-Colonial Writing   Journal Dangaroo Press 1998 Hebden Bridge Reggae Fi May Ayim 143-4 ISSN 0106-5734 Literary journal
Lyric Lindley, David Book Methuen & Co. Ltd 1985 London Literary crit. references 38 0-416-31440-6 Literary criticism
Melanthika: An Anthology of Pan-Caribbean Writing   Book LWM Publications 1977 Birmingham Youtman Come Wi Goh Dung Deh Record review 47-50 0905393015 Anthology
Other: British and Irish Poetry Since 1970 Caddel, Richard and Quartermain, Peter (ed) Book Wesleyan University Press 1999 Hanover, New England Mi Revalueshanary Fren 126-8 0-8195-2258-9 Poetry anthology
Panta Musica 4 (Italian) Sgarbi, Elisabetta (ed) Book RCS Librie Grandi Orere S.p.A. 1996 Milano Yout Rebels Night of the Head Sonny's Lettah 231-2 88-452-2714-6 Music book, interviews etc.
Poetry Review Vol.87 No.3 Autumn 1997   Journal The Poetry Society 1997 London Reggae Fi May Ayim Article on LKJ's work by Fred D'Aguiar 14-6 ISSN 00322156 Poetry journal
Quiet Storm Okutoro, Lydia Omolola (ed) Book Hyperion 1999 New York Excerpt from Yout Rebels 59 078680461-0 Poetry anthology
Race and Class Vol. XIX Summer 1977 No.1   Journal Institute of Race Relations 1977 London Response to Roots film by LKJ 83-4 NONE Race relations journal
Race and Class Vol.XVI April 1975 No.4   Journal Institute of Race Relations 1975 London Book review by LKJ 442-5 NONE Race relations journal
Race and Class Vol.XVII Summer 1975 No.1   Journal Institute of Race Relations 1975 London Book review by LKJ 85-7 NONE Race relations journal
Rock Session 5 Hartmann, Humann and Reichert Magazine Taschenbuch Verlag GMBH 1981 Hamburg Interview and various poems 70-93 3499174138 Music Interviews etc.
Savacou 9/10   Journal Caribbean Artist Movement 1974 Kingston and London Dread Beat An Blood Time Come 26-8 NONE Literary journal
Scanning the Century: The Panguin Book of the Twentieth Century in Poetry Forbes, Peter (ed) Book Viking 1999 London Inglan Is A Bitch 153-4 0-670-88011-6 Poetry anthology
Sparks of Fire: Blake in a New Age Bogan, James and Goss, Fred (ed) Book North Atlantic Books 1982 Richmond, California All Wi Doin Is Defendin 229-30 0-913028-90-8 Literary anthology
The Black Scholar Vol.19, Nos. 4 and 5 July-Oct. 1988   Journal Black World Foundation 1988 Oakland Reggae Fi Dada 97 ISSN 0006-4246 Literary  and political journal
The Faber Book of Political Verse Paulin, Tom (ed) Book Faber & Faber 1986 London Di Great Insohrechshan 464-5 0-571-13667-2 Poetry anthology
The Fire People: A Collection of Contemporary Black British Poets Sissay, Lemn (ed) Book Payback Press 1998 Edinburgh Reggae Fi May Ayim 42-4 0-86241-739-2 Poetry anthology
The Firebox: Poetry in Britain and Ireland After 1945 O'Brien, Sean (ed) Book Picador 1998 London and Basingstoke Excerpt from Reggae Sounds 399-400 0-330-36918-0 Poetry anthology
The Guinness Who’s Who of Reggae Larkin, Colin (ed) Book Guinness Publishing 1994 Enfield, Middx Biographical entry 133-5 0-85112-734-7 Reggae A-Z
The Heinemann Book of Caribbean Poetry McDonald, Ian and Brown, Stewart (ed) Book Heinemann 1992 Oxford Beacon of Hope 110-1 0-435-98817-4 Poetry anthology
The Language of the Black Experience Sutcliffe, David and Wong, Ansel Book Basil Blackwell 1986 Oxford and New York References to language and poems 67, 69, 83-4, 89-90 0631148167 Language/ Sociology
The New British Poetry 1968-88 Allnutt, G; D'Aguir, F; Edwards, K; Mottram E (ed) Book Paladin 1988 London Reggae Fi Dada 49-51 0-586-08765-6 Poetry anthology
The New Poetry Hulse, Michael; Kennedy, David; Morley, David (ed) Book Bloodaxe 1993 Newcastle upon Tyne Mekkin History Bass Culture   Inglan Is A Bitch Reality Poem 183-189 1-85224-244-2 Poetry anthology
The Penguin Book of Caribbean Verse in English Burnett, Paula (ed) Book Penguin 1986 Harmondsworth Bass Culture Reggae Fi Dada 75-8, 338 0-14-058511-7 Poetry anthology
The Penguin Book of Poetry from Britain and Ireland Since 1945 Armitage, Simon and Crawford, Robert (ed) Book Viking 1998 London Inglan Is A Bitch 353-5 0-670-86829-9 Poetry anthology
The Popular Front of Caribbean Poetry Anthology Beasley, Paul (ed) Book Apples and Snakes 1992 London Di Anfinish Revalueshan 35-37 0-9518881-0-2 Poetry
Tings An' Times Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Bloodaxe Books/ LKJ Music Publishers 1991 Newcastle upon Tyne and London All all 1852241624 Poetry
Uncommon Wealth: An Anthology of Poetry in English Besner, Neil; Schnitzer, Deborah and Turner, Alden (ed) Book Oxford University Press 1997 Toronto Mekkin Histri 756-7 0-19-541076-9 Poetry anthology
Voiceprint Brown, Stewart; Morris, Mervyn; Rohlehr, Gordon (ed) Book Longman 1989 Harlow, Essex Reggae Fi Radni Inglan Is A Bitch 82-3, 110-112 0-582-78629-0 Poetry anthology
Voices of the Living and the Dead Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Race Today Publications 1974 London All all 0950349879 Poetry
Wasafiri No.26 Autumn 1997   Journal Wasafiri 1997 London Literary criticism references in article by Mervyn Morris 66-9 ISSN 0269-0055 Literary journal
Wheel and Come Again: An Anthology of Reggae Poetry Dawes, Kwame (ed) Book Goose Lane 1998 Frederickton Bass Culture Reggae Sounds   Five Nights of Bleeding 108-113 0-86492-199-3 Poetry anthology
Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multi-Racial Britain Phillips, Mike and Phillips, Trevor Book HarperCollins 1999 London Interview references 262-3, 263fn, 286, 298-9, 325, 409 0-00-653039-7 Non-fiction/ black history
Saggi e Ricerche Sulle Culture Extraeuropee (1995) Bellini, G; Gorlier, C; Zoppi, S (ed) Book Bulzoni Editore 1997 Rome Literary criticism/ analysis in Italian 85-92 88-8319-057-2 Literary criticism/ analysis in Italian
POP: The Poetry Olympics Party Anthology Horovitz, Michael & Laird, Inge Elsa (ed) Book New Departures 2000 London Di Anfinish Revalueshan 9,70-2 0 902689 1 9 3 Poetry anthology
IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain Newland, Courttia & Sesay, Kadija (ed) Book Penguin Hamish Hamilton 2000 London If I Woz A Tap-Natch Poet 175-8 0-241-14047-1 Poetry and prose anthology
Poems in your Pocket: Imaginative Approaches to GCSE Poetry Ferguson, Mike Book Longman 1999 Harlow, Essex Reggae Sounds 62 0-582-41989-1 GCSE English help book
The Routes of English Elmes, Simon Book BBC Adult Learning 2000 London BG (on CD only) 79-102 1-9017-10246 Also contains 2 CDs with interview and poem
Jamaica Journal Morris, Mervyn Journal   1987 (20, no.1) Kingston, Jamaica Interview 17-26   Literary and arts journal
Rolling Stone Brown, Mick Magazine   7 February 1980 (No.310, 16)   Article: Linton Kwesi Johnson: Poet Turns to Reggae     Music magazine
Village Voice Christian, Robert Newspaper   23 April 1991 New York, USA Article: Revalueshanary Fren 80   Newspaper
Village Voice Davis, Thulani Newspaper   21 April 1980 New York, USA Article: LKJ Politics in the Groove 65-66   Newspaper
Race Today Dhondy, Farrukh Journal   1979 (No.11) London, UK Article: The Black Writer In Britain 66-69   Political and arts journal
Jamaica Journal Morris, Mervyn Journal   Feb-April 1990 (No.23) Kingston, Jamaica Article: Printing in Performance 21-27   Literary and arts journal
New West Indian Guide 67 Stewart, Robert J     1993 (Nos.1 and 2)   Article: Linton Kwesi Johnson Poetry: Down a Reggae Wire 69-89    
Hand in Hand: An Anthology of Love Poems Duffy, Carol Ann (ed.) Book Picador 2001 Basingstoke and Oxford Hurricane Blues 61-2 0-330-48225-4 poetry anthology
For the Geography of a Soul: Emerging Perspectives on Kamau Brathwaite Reiss, Timothy J (ed) Book Africa World Press Inc 2001 Trenton NJ and Asmara, Eritrea If I Woz A Tap-Natch Poet Hurricane Blues 1-5; xiii 0-86543-905-2 Literary criticism/ Cultural Studies/ Caribbean Studies
Viewfinder Topics: Minorities in Britain - Never at Ease Mitchell, Michael (compiled and ed) Book Langenscheidt-Longman 1997 Munich, Germany Mekkin Histri 8; 32-3 3-526-50762-7 English language teaching book with exercises
A Gathering of Tribes   Magazine A Gathering of Tribes Inc. 2000 USA Reggae Fi May Ayim 89 ISSN 1058-9112 Literary magazine
New Touchstones Advanced Benton, Michael and Peter Book Hodder & Stoughton 2002 London, UK Sonny's Lettah 187 0-340-80127-1 Poetry anthology for post-16 students
Mi Revalueshanary Fren: Selected Poems Johnson, Linton Kwesi Book Penguin Classics 2002 London, UK All All 0-14-118698-4 Poetry collection of 3 decades of LKJ's poems
Die Neue Wortordnung (New Word Hawdah) Johnson, Linton Kwesi (translated by Claus-Ulrich Viol) Book Agentur Machtwort 2002 Bochum, Germany All All 3-9807946-0-1 German translation of LKJ’s poetry
Polyphonoix Polyphonix Book Editions du Centre Pompidou/ Editions Leo Scheer/ Polyphonix 2002 Paris, France New Word Hawdah pp.108-9 2-84426-122-1 Anthology of poems, essays, arts etc. to celebrate 40th anniversary of Polyphonix festival

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