Time Come: Selected Prose by Linton Kwesi Johnson Dick Davis All of the modern poets

All of the modern poets who have long preoccupied Vendler—Wallace Stevens

as fascinating objects in their own right) with a transcription and discussion of each poem

From its famous opening

now revealed at last in all its richness

‘Aifreann na marbh’ [Mass for the dead] have not previously been available in English

Time Come: Selected Prose by Linton Kwesi Johnson Dick Davis All of the modern poets'Key to understanding black British history' Sunday Times 'Sharp and still relevant' Zadie Smith 'A mosaic of wise, urgent and moving pieces' Kit de Waal'As necessary as ever' The Observer Recognized as one of the great poets of modern times, and as a deeply respected and influential political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of non fiction. In Time Come, he selects some of his most powerful prose