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Words by Benjamin Zephaniah Music by Benjamin Zephaniah Copyright RED DREAD MUSIC 2023 People Need People is an uplifting picture book about the power of people, and the importance of connecting with others.
Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was born and raised in Birmingham, England. He cannot remember a time when he was not creating poetry but this had nothing to do with school where poetry meant very little to him, in fact he had finished full time education at the age of 13.
Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas Cos’ turkeys just wanna hav fun Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked An every turkey has a Mum. Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas, Don’t eat it, keep it alive, It could be yu mate, an not on your plate Say, Yo! Turkey I’m on your side. I got lots of friends who are turkeys An all of dem fear christmas time, Dey wanna enjoy it, dey say humans ...
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© 2024 BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | Website design by Elizabeth ElcoateElizabeth Elcoate
The coconuts have got the jobs. The race industry is a growth industry. We despairing, they careering. We want more peace they want more police. The Uncle Toms are getting paid. The race industry is a growth industry. We say sisters and brothers don’t fear. They will do anything for the Mayor. The coconuts have […]
Benjamin Zephaniah’s lyrical and amusing text also draws on his own experience of being stereotyped and misjudged because of the colour of his skin and the stle of his hair. Prodeepta Das is a master of photographing people in everyday situations and he brings to this project all the skill that made We Are Britain such an outstanding book.
City Psalms is his fourth book of poems, and is the first of a long lasting relationship Zephaniah between and Bloodaxe Books. Hard hitting, Political poetry, some of which can be heard on his performances.
Yes, I’m back. And it’s strange being back. I just logged on to my twitter account for the first time in 5 months and found hundreds of messages. I don’t know why, because I never respond to messages there (as you all know), but it’s interesting to read all the things that have happened while […]
It’s been more than two years since I did my last blog here, if you can call this a blog, as I keep saying. Actually, I could never be a blogger. I just don’t have the time. But the thing I like about writing here is that it’s not an article for a newspaper, there’s […]
