United Kingdom
LKJ still runs LKJ Records in the UK, a label that publishes both his own books and music, as well as that of other musicians and poets.
Zephaniah continues to publish in the UK. He has written novels as well as poetry. He was put forward for the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry in 1989 and UK Poet Laureate in 1999, and was also offered an OBE in 2003, which he declined.
Many of the dub poets have published their work as volumes of written poetry as well as albums of poetry with music.
Read more about this topic: Dub Poetry
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