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BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

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BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

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  1. BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRnP2QHD-HOWPXIKJCOBBIHFe0hwnNjAKluzvNm9xTFTlRmkS3W

  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/images/2006/03/23/ben_glasses_203_203x152.jpghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/images/2006/03/23/ben_glasses_203_203x152.jpg http://www2.hull.ac.uk/images/benjamin_zephaniah2.jpg http://www.artsaward.org.uk/image/display.php?id=858 http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadAttachment.asp?GroupId=815148&AttachmentID=1363185 http://www.internationalschool.info/littlestar/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/poet-ben-at-rego-s.jpg

  3. BIOGRAPHY • His full nameisBenjaminObadiahIqbalZephaniah. • He wasborn in 1958, in Birmingham, England, but he spentpart of hischildhood in Jamaica, hisparents’ homeland. • Hisfatheris a postman and hismotheris a nurse. Hisfatherwasborn in Barbados and hismother in Jamaica. http://uaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/zephaniah1-221x300.jpg

  4. BIOGRAPHY • He had a difficultchildhood: he wasexpelledfromschoolmany times. • He was in prisonforburglarywhen he was a teenager. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512yQzA6TgL._AA160_.jpg

  5. BIOGRAPHY • When he leftprison, he enrolled at a schoolforadults and decidedtochangehislife. • He publishedhisfirstbook of poetry in 1980. ItiscalledPenRhythm. • Now, he works as a writer and he isanhonorary doctor in manyuniversities in England. He isalso o novelist, a musician, a TV presenter and anactivist. http://www2.hull.ac.uk/images/benjamin_zephaniah2.jpg http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/c3/c18297.jpg

  6. HOBBIES • Benjamin likes: • Jogging • Kung Fu • Football • Collecting old bank notes • Exploring woods and forests http://benjaminzephaniah.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Kung-Fu-Trip.jpg

  7. INTERESTING FACTS • Nelson Mandela was one of Zephaniah’s admirers.. http://www.lozells.info/images/madibazephaniah.jpg

  8. INTERESTING FACTS • He hates animal cruelty, blood sports & violence. http://www.banbloodsports.com/images/zephaniah.jpg

  9. INTERESTING FACTS • He is a Rastafarian. • Benjamin is a dub poet (he performs his poems with reggae rhythms).

  10. ZEPHANIAH’S PHRASES • “I started writing poetry because I didn’t like poetry.” • “This planet is for everyone, borders are for no one. It's all about freedom.” • “I think poetry should be alive. You should be able to dance it”. • “The way animals are carted around reminds me of the slavery of my people... The slavery of animals has to be ended too.”

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