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I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences of the black youth of my generation, coming of age in a racist society.
Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Linton Kwesi Johnson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 24
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