Poet
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Jamaican British dub poet.
Linton Kwesi Johnson, also known as LKJ, is a Jamaican-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell.
- Born
- 1952-08-24, Chapelton, JamaicaA Sunday
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1952-08-24, Chapelton, Jamaica · time unknown, noon chart
America/Jamaicathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 1°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 16°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 15°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 18°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 28°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 20°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 12°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 16°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 19°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 21°31′ | Direct |
Linton Kwesi Johnson is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Linton Kwesi Johnson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
