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Talking Turkeys (1994), his first poetry book for children, was reprinted after six weeks. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] In 1999, he wrote his first novel Face – a story of "facial discrimination", as he described it [ 27 ] – which was intended for teenagers, and sold some 66,000 copies.
The literary world is in mourning for the poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died age 65.. The Birmingham-born dub poet, best known for collections such as Talking Turkeys, died on ...
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Dub poetry has been a vehicle for political and social commentary, [7] with none of the braggadocio often associated with the dancehall. The odd love-song or elegy appears, but dub poetry is predominantly concerned with politics and social justice, commonly voiced through a commentary on current events (thus sharing these elements with dancehall and "conscious" or "roots" reggae music).
Benjamin Zephaniah was awarded Best Original Song in the Hancocks 2008, Talkawhile Awards for Folk Music (as voted by members of Talkawhile.co.uk [3]) for "Tam Lyn Retold". He collected the award at The Cambridge Folk Festival on 2 August 2008. [4] The Imagined Village E.P. was released earlier in 2007, and is a remix of the album tracks.
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Benjamin Zephaniah has been remembered as a “beautiful human being” and “generational” poet following his death aged 65. The dub poet, known for his works about refugees and healthy eating ...
Face is a 1999 British novel by British-Jamaican author and poet Benjamin Zephaniah.It is about a young boy who suffers facial injuries in a joyriding accident. Face has also been adapted as a stage play. [1]