Mi Revalueshanary Fren

Mi Revalueshanary Fren is a collection of poems by Linton Kwesi Johnson that embody his unique voice, sound, and style. Johnson moves through each poem in the selection, painting a picture for the reader of all he sees, hears, and experiences.

Poems like DREAD BEAT AN BLOOD, SENSE OUTTA NANSENSE, and HURRRICANE BLUES are great place for readers with a tendency to flip through their books or skim on their commutes to start. Each of these poems is in a different section of the collection, but Johnson’s lyrical voice rings through in all of them. However, Mi Revalueshanary Fren,as a whole, is not a quick read. Linton Kwesi Johnson’s work promises deep thought, imagination, and inner reflection for all those reading and experiencing it.

The way you experience Mi Revalueshanary Fren is in your hands. Some poems like HURRICANE BLUES have the option to listen to them spoken by Johnson if you’re accessing the book through your device, but others are just to read. This aspect of freedom and liberty blended with creativity and musicality that exists within the structure of Mi Revalueshanary Fren can provide a nice break for those who feel trapped by the structures of a novel or are searching for a way to explore while they read. Linton Kwesi Johnson gives readers the independence to explore sound and philosophy along side him no matter how you read or when you read this work.

Finally, it would be an injustice to this collection to not share some of the magic that Johnson creates between lines, and offer that freedom to experience the poet yourself. Quotes from the poems previously listed are as follows:

DREAD  BEAT AN  BLOOD:

            brothers an sisters rocking

                     stopping rocking

            music breaking out bleeding out

                      thumping out

                      fire    burning      

                                            (lines 12-16).

SENSE OUTTA NANSENSE:

             dem is awftin vilified an reviled

             dem is awftin foun guilty widout

                     being tried           

                                           (lines 13-15).

HURRICANE BLUES:

            flowin now togedah as wan

                      stream

            ridin sublime tru love lavish

                      terrain

            lush an green an brite awftah di

                      rain                      

                                          (lines 19-24).