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Benjamin Zephaniah is an british jamaican poet and writer. He writes that his poetry is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica and what he calls street politics.
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Dis Poetry. Zephaniah’s ‘Dis Poetry’ is a vibrant manifesto of identity and freedom, breaking from tradition to celebrate authentic self-expression. Dis poetry is like a riddim dat drops. De tongue fires a riddim dat shoots like shots. Dis poetry is designed fe rantin.
Zephaniah’s poetry could be heard on the demonstrations, at youth gatherings, outside police stations, and on the dance floor. His mission was to take poetry everywhere. ‘Reggae Head’, in the recording here, gives a taste of his unique sound, his comic exuberance, and his rage.
The poem featured on BBC News, on national and local radio programmes around the world, and The One Show. With bright and playful illustrations by Nila Aye, it is perfect for reading aloud and inspiring small children.
The Death of Joy Gardner. They put a leather belt around her 13 feet of tape and bound her Handcuffs to secure her And only God knows what else, She's illegal, so deport her Said the Empire that brought her She died, No ... Read More.
Zephaniah’s first book of poetry for children, Talking Turkeys, was a startling success; children respond to his delight in words and sounds, and his realism. He is a vegan: turkeys, he says in the title poem, have mums.
Benjamin Zephaniah. Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was born and raised in Birmingham, England. His poetry is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica and what he calls ‘street politics’.
Too Black, Too Strong is Benjamin Zephaniah’s first new book of poems for five years. It addresses the struggles of black Britain more forcefully than all his previous books. Too Black, Too Strong includes poems written while working with Michael Mansfield QC and other Tooks barristers on the Stephen Lawrence case and other high profile ...
We can all be refugees. Sometimes it only takes a day, Sometimes it only takes a handshake. Or a paper that is signed. We all came from refugees. Nobody simply just appeared, Nobody’s here without a struggle, And why should we live in fear.
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