Benjamin Zephaniah

(c) Adrian Pope

About The Author

Benjamin Zephaniah was best known for his dynamic performance poetry, but he was also an award-winning playwright, a novelist, political activist and musician. He wrote several novels for teenagers and was an outspoken campaigner for human and animal rights. He regularly appeared on radio and TV programmes, such as Desert Island Discs and Question Time. His work continues to be discovered and enjoyed by adults and children alike.

Books by Benjamin Zephaniah

The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah

The Autobiography

By Benjamin Zephaniah
*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*

Benjamin Zephaniah, who travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, tells the one story that encompasses it all: the story of his life.

In the early 1980s when punks and Rastas were on the streets protesting about unemploy...
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