Benjamin Zephaniah Writer

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Birmingham, England) is an English writer, dub poet and Rastafari. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008.

Personal facts

Benjamin Zephaniah
Birth dateApril 15, 1958
Birth nameBenjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah
Birth place
England , Birmingham , Handsworth West Midlands
Nationality
United Kingdom

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Writer

movement
Rastafari movement

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External resources

  1. http://benjaminzephaniah.com
  2. http://www.benjaminzephaniah.com
  3. http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/detail.php?recordID=88
  4. http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/black-plays-2-9780413614704
  5. http://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/20/british_jamaican_rastafarian_writer_dub_poet
  6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1094118,00.html