Name: Dis Poetry : Selected Poems &amp; Lyrics by Zephaniah, Benjamin
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Author: Zephaniah, Benjamin

Poetry

Published on 15 April 2025 by Bloodaxe Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 288 pages
234 x 158 x 20 | 550g

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 and raised in Birmingham, he was sent to an approved school for being uncontrollable, rebellious and a born failure’, ending up in jail for burglary and affray. After prison he turned from crime to music and poetry. He was later nominated for Oxford Professor of Poetry, and voted Britain’s third favourite poet of all time (after T.S. Eliot and John Donne) in a BBC poll.

Benjamin was a poet who wouldn’t stay silent, who didn’t pull any punches, who wrote out of a sense of urgency and a commitment to social justice. Known for his performance po

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Dis Poetry : Selected Poems & Lyrics by Zephaniah, Benjamin