Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (Birmingham , 15 de abril de 1958 – 7 de dezembro de 2023 ) foi um escritor, poeta dub e rastafári britânico.[ 1] The Times [ 2]
Morte
Zephaniah morreu em 7 de dezembro de 2023, aos 65 anos, devido a um tumor cerebral .[ 3]
Livros
Poesia
Pen Rhythm (1980), Page One, ISBN 978-0907373001 The Dread Affair: Collected Poems (1985), Arena, ISBN 978-0099392507 City Psalms (1992), Bloodaxe Books , ISBN 978-1852242305 Inna Liverpool (1992), AK Press , ISBN 978-1873176757 Talking Turkeys (1994), Puffin Books , ISBN 978-0140363302 Propa Propaganda (1996), Bloodaxe Books, ISBN 978-1852243722 Funky Chickens (1997), Puffin, ISBN 978-0140379457 School's Out: Poems Not for School (1997), AK Press, ISBN 978-1873176498 Funky Turkeys (audiobook) (1999), Puffin, ASIN, B07VJJ8WCX [ 1] Wicked World! (2000), Puffin Random House, ISBN 978-0141306834 Too Black, Too Strong (2001), Bloodaxe Books, ISBN 978-1852245542 The Little Book of Vegan Poems (2001), AK Press, ISBN 978-1902593333 Reggae Head (audiobook), 57 Productions, ISBN 978-1899021055
Romances
Face Refugee Boy Gangsta Rap (2004), BloomsburyTeacher's Dead (2007), BloomsburyTerror Kid (2014), Bloomsbury[ 2] Windrush Child (2020), Scholastic, ISBN 978-0702302725
Biografias
We Sang Across the Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me (2022), uma biografia de Mona Baptiste escrita por Sofonias e ilustrada por Onyinye Iwu.[ 4]
Livros infantis
We Are Britain (2002), Frances Lincoln Publishers Primary Rhyming Dictionary (2004), Chambers HarrapJ Is for Jamaica (2006), Frances LincolnMy Story (2011), CollinsWhen I Grow Up (2011), Frances Lincoln
Outros
Kung Fu Trip (2011), BloomsburyThe Life And Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah (2018), Simon & Schuster[ 5]
Playing the Right Tune (1985)Job Rocking (1987). Pubicado Black Plays: 2 , ed. Yvonne Brewster , Methuen Drama, 1989.Delirium (1987)Streetwise (1990)Mickey Tekka (1991)Listen to Your Parents (incluído em Theatre Centre: Plays for Young People – Celebrating 50 Years of Theatre Centre , 2003, Aurora Metro; também publicado por Longman, 2007)Face: The Play (com Richard Conlon)
Acting roles
Didn't You Kill My Brother? Farendj (1989) – MosesDread Poets' Society (1992) – Andy WilsonTruth or Dairy (1994) – The Vegan Society (UK)Crucial Tales (1996) – Richard's fatherMaking the Connection (2010) – Environment Films / The Vegan Society (UK)Peaky Blinders
Discografia
Rasta (1982), Upright (relançado em 1989), Workers Playtime (UK Indie #22)[ 6] Us An Dem (1990), Island Back to Roots (1995), Acid Jazz Belly of De Beast (1996), Ariwa Naked (2005), One Little Indian Naked & Mixed-Up (2006), One Little Indian (Benjamin Zephaniah Vs. Rodney-P)Revolutionary Minds (2017), Fane Productions
Singles e EPs
Dub Ranting EP (1982), Radical Wallpaper"Big Boys Don't Make Girls Cry" 12-inch single (1984), Upright
"Free South Africa" (1986)
"Crisis" 12-inch single (1992), Workers Playtime
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