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Benjamin Zephaniah


(Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah)
UK flag (1958 - 2023)

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a British Rastafarian writer and dub poet. He was 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.

He turned down an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003, writing in The Guardian, "I thought, OBE me? Up yours ..."
 

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
Novels
   Face (1999)
   Refugee Boy (2001)
   Teacher's Dead (2007)
   Terror Kid (2014)
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Collections
   Pen Rhythm (poems) (1983)
   The Dread Affair (poems) (1985)
   Talking Turkeys (poems) (1994)
   Propa Propaganda (poems) (1996)
   Funky Chickens (poems) (1996)
   City Psalms (poems) (1997)
   School's Out (poems) (1997)
   Funky Turkeys (poems) (1999)
   Wicked World! (poems) (2000)
   The Little Book of Vegan Poems (poems) (2001)
   Too Black, Too Strong (poems) (2001)
   We Are Britain (poems) (2002)
   Soul Feathers (poems) (2011) (with others)
   When I Grow Up (poems) (2011)
   I'll Be Home For Christmas (2016) (with others)
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Anthologies edited
   Love Poems (1999)
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Series contributed to
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Voices
   5. Windrush Child (2020)
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Benjamin Zephaniah recommends
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Girls (2024)
Kirsty Capes
"Every word has the touch of a genius."
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Mandem (2023)
Iggy London
"I recommend that all human beings read this book it enlightens."
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Open Water (2021)
Caleb Azumah Nelson
"This is an amazing debut novel. It's a beautifully narrated, intelligently crafted piece of love that goes deep, then goes deeper. You should read this book. Let's hear it for Caleb Azumah Nelson, also known as the future."

More recommendations 


Anthologies containing stories by Benjamin Zephaniah
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IC3 (2021)
The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain
edited by
Courttia Newland and Kadija Sesay
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Dear NHS (2020)
100 Stories to Say Thank You
edited by
Adam Kay

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