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Benjamin Zephaniah
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  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd; First Thus edition (27 Sep 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852245549
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852245542
  • Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 13.8 x 0.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 218,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This collection is Benjamin Zephaniah's first new book of poems in five years. It addresses the struggles of black Britain more forcefully than all his previous books. With poems like "Chant of a Homesick Nigga" and "Kill Them Before Ramadan, " he shows that he's a poet who won't stay silent, who doesn't pull any punches, writing out of a sense of urgency and a commitment to social justice. He opens this hard-hitting and blackly funny book of poems with an outspoken comment on where he's coming from, setting his poetry against the political landscape of Britain.

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Benjanmin Zephaniah was born in Birmingham, and grew up in Jamaica and in Handsworth, where he was sent to an approved school for being rebellious and "a born failure" ended up in jail for burglary. After prision he turned from crime to poetry and music. In 1989 he was nominated for Oxford proffessor of poetry. His other poetry books include The dread affair (areana) and City Psalms and Propa Propaganda (bloodaxe).

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Pertinent writing 10 Jan 2011
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Strongly worded, well crafted and powerfully delivered, Zephaniah's is a vibrant and pertinent voice in modern British poetry. In this collection he examines and lays bare the injustices faced by minorities in Britain and elsewhere. Zephaniah is angry about injustice, he laments it and exposes it. His anger is sorrow too. He does not seek the destruction of society but rather justice for all; a chance for minorities and the underprvileged to be part of, and to have the chance to be part of, modern (British) society. Not all the poems are of the same quality but overall this is memorable writing.
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Very good... 24 Aug 2010
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My 16 yr old (very literate but usually non-committal) son says this is 'very good'. He enjoyed looking at things from Benjamin Zephaniah's point of view.
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As expected, it would have been impossible to reach up to the standards of face and refugee boy, but this is still a pretty good book! Written in a similar style to his other books, this is not a novel but poetry, criticism and drama. it's worth a read.
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