Benjamin Zephaniah AUTHOR Benjamin Zephaniah (1958-2023) was a writer and performer of extraordinary range: an oral poet, novelist, playwright, children’s writer, reggae artist, actor, television personality and political activist. Born in Birmingham, he grew up in Handsworth, where he was sent ...
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Birmingham, England)is a British Jamaican 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 was born ...
We Sang Across the Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me(2022), a biography ofMona Baptistewritten by Zephaniah and illustrated byOnyinye Iwu. [edit] Children's books We are Britain(2002),Frances Lincoln Publishers Primary Rhyming Dictionary(2004), Chambers Harrap ...
Talking Books: Children's Authors Talk About the Craft, Creativity and Process of Writing Introduction Author Sections: 1. The Lost Angels/Readathon Sleepathon/specialist subject - compiling anthologies Brain Moses 2. Civil Lies/specialist subject - performing poetry Benjamin Zephaniah 3. Peter and th...