Dr. Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is a British poet born in Birmingham, England. He left school at age 13 and was influenced by Jamaican music and poetry as well as street politics. At age 22, he moved to London where his first book of poems, Pen Rhythm, was published. He has since published over 15 books of poetry and 7 novels, mostly focused on themes of reggae music, racism, and social justice. He has also written children's books and plays.

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2. BiographyDr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was born and raised in Birmingham, England.He finished full time education at the age of 13.His poetry is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica and what he calls 'street politics'.At the age of 22 he headed south to London where his first book Pen Rhythm was published by Page One Books.

3. HisProductionsPenRhythm (1980)TheDreadAffair: CollectedPoems (1985) ArenaCity Psalms (1992) BloodaxeBooksInna Liverpool (1992) AK PressTalkingTurkeys (1995) PuffinBooksPropa Propaganda (1996) BloodaxeBooksFunkyChickens (1997) PuffinSchool'sOut: PoemsNotforSchool (1997) AK PressFunkyTurkeys (Audiobook) (1999) ABWhite Comedy (Unknown)WickedWorld! (2000) PuffinToo Black, TooStrong (2001) BloodaxeBooksThe Little Book of VeganPoems (2001) AK PressReggae Head (Audiobook) 57 ProductionstalkingturkeyscoolDe RongSongDispoetry

4. HisNovelsFace (1999) Bloomsbury (published in children's and adulteditions)RefugeeBoy (2001) BloomsburyGangsta Rap (2004) BloomsburyTeacher'sDead (2007) BloomsburyDartnell (2009) BloomsburyPingu (2002) PenguinRasta 101 (1999) Privatepublication

5. Children´sBooksWe are Britain (2002) Frances LincolnPrimary Rhyming Dictionary (2004) Chambers HarrapJ is for Jamaica (2006) Frances Lincoln

6. HisPlaysPlaying the Right Tune (1985)Job Rocking (1987)Delirium (1987)Streetwise (1990)Mickey Tekka (1991)Listen to Your Parents (included in Theatre Centre: Plays for Young People - Celebrating 50 Years of Theatre Centre (2003) Aurora Metro, also published by Longman, 2007)Face: The Play (with Richard Conlon)