The legendary poet and Reggae artist Linton Kwesi Johnson is to be awarded an honorary doctorate from The University of the West Indies (UWI).

Mr Johnson has already received two honorary degrees for his award-winning work throughout his 50-year career.

But this latest honour from Jamaica feels extra special.

I am very humbled by this honorary doctorate… It is quite amazing… I am at a loss for words to adequately describe how I am feeling at this time.

Speaking to the Jamaica Observer, Mr Johnson said: “I am very humbled by this honorary doctorate… It is quite amazing… I am at a loss for words to adequately describe how I am feeling at this time”.

“The truth is I have two other honorary doctorates. The Doctor of Literature from Rhodes University in South Africa and the Doctor of Letters from Southampton University here in the UK. Getting one from UWI is beyond my wildest dreams. For me it is an acknowledgement that I have done something that has made persons take note.”

Mr Johnson is fondly known as LKJ and is a world-renowned Reggae poet and recording artist.

He was born on 24 August 1952, in Chapelton, in the Clarendon parish of Jamaica. In 1963, he moved to London and attended secondary school in Tulse Hill and later went on to study sociology at university.

In 1974, Race Today published his first collection of poetry, Voices of the Living and the Dead Dread Beat An’ Blood.

His career continued blossom during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981, he launched his own record label and he was fully engaged in journalism during the 1980s.

His career has spanned 50 years and he continues to be a prominent figure and voice in the black community in the UK.

Veteran comedian and actor Oliver Samuels will also receive an honorary degree from the Mona campus of UWI. Both Samuels and Johnson will receive Doctor of Letters degrees.

The graduation ceremonies will take place in Novemb