Time Come: Selected Prose by Linton Kwesi Johnson Dick Davis now revealed at last in

now revealed at last in all its richness

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

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Time Come: Selected Prose by Linton Kwesi Johnson Dick Davis now revealed at last in'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