Benjamin Zephaniah

Professor Benjamin Zephaniah was one of the pioneers of the performance poetry ‘scene’ in Britain. He was part of the ‘school’ known as the ‘Dub Poets’, these were poets that work alongside reggae music. He has spent most of his life performing around the world in schools, universities, concert halls, and public spaces.

He has also written novels for young adults, and plays for radio and stage. Although his music is rooted in reggae, his recordings now have many influences. He contributes to many radio programmes and has presented programmes on radio and television concerning literature, culture, race and politics.

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Journal Papers

(2009) Asare, M., Ellis, D., Hoffman, M., Johnson, C., Laird, E., Lloyd, E., Machado, AM., Moriuchi, S., Onyefulu, I., Rai, B., Wilkins, V., Wilson-Max, K. and Zephaniah, B., When We Were Young, WASAFIRI 24 (4) : 54- 58

(2006) Zephaniah, B., 'Rong radio', BOUNDARY 2-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND CULTURE 33 (2) : 34- 36

(2001) Zephaniah, B., 'Breakfast in East Timor', POETRY REVIEW 91 (1) : 74- 75

(2001) Zephaniah, B., 'Appeal Dismissed', POETRY REVIEW 91 (4) : 44- 44

(1984) ASTLEY, N., BARKER, J., BAYLEY, J., BERRY, J., BROWNJOHN, A., CAREY, J., EWART, G., HOROVITZ, M., LUCAS, J., MCGUCKIAN, M., MCMILLAN, I., MOTION, A., OSBORNE, C., RAINE, C., REDGROVE, P., SHUTTLE, P., WILLIAMS, H. and ZEPHANIAH, B., THE BEST POETRY BOOKS OF OUR TIME + POETS AND CRITICS CHOICE OF 13 BEST BOOKS OF VERSE SINCE 1939, POETRY REVIEW 74 (1) : 42- 45