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The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah - The Autobiography (Paperback)
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The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah - The Autobiography (Paperback)
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Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his
humanitarianism, now tells the one story that encompasses it all:
the story of his life. In the early 1980s when punks and Rastas
were on the streets protesting about unemployment, homelessness and
the National Front, Benjamin's poetry could be heard at
demonstrations, outside police stations and on the dance floor. His
mission was to take poetry everywhere, and to popularise it by
reaching people who didn't read books. His poetry was political,
musical, radical and relevant. By the early 1990s, Benjamin had
performed on every continent in the world (a feat which he achieved
in only one year) and he hasn't stopped performing and touring
since. Nelson Mandela, after hearing Benjamin's tribute to him
while he was in prison, requested an introduction to the poet that
grew into a lifelong relationship, inspiring Benjamin's work with
children in South Africa. Benjamin would also go on to be the first
artist to record with The Wailers after the death of Bob Marley in
a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela. The Life and Rhymes of
Benjamin Zephaniah is a truly extraordinary life story which
celebrates the power of poetry and the importance of pushing
boundaries with the arts.
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