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Benjamin Zephaniah

(Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah)
UK  (1958 - )
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About Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is a British Rastafarian writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008.

Zephaniah has said that his mission is to fight the dead image of poetry in academia, and to "take [it] everywhere" to people who do not read books.

He turned down an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003, writing in The Guardian, "I thought, OBE me? Up yours ..."
 
Anthologies edited
Love Poems
 
Non fiction series
Quick Reads 2011
Kung Fu Trip (2011)
Kung Fu Trip
 
Non fiction
J Is for JamaicaTo Do Wid Me
 
Links to other websites
benjaminzephaniah.com


Benjamin Zephaniah recommends
Noughts and Crosses
Noughts and Crosses (2001)
(Noughts and Crosses, book 1)
Malorie Blackman
"Intelligent, emotional and imaginatively wicked."
The Marlowe Papers
The Marlowe Papers (2012)
Ros Barber
"The best book I've read for a long time. Truly innovative, truly original, and a powerful poetic journey to another truth. Ros Barber has told a great story, in a fascinating way, so fascinating that she had someone like me gripped to the very end. This really is a joy to read and a true work of art."



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