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  • Windrush Child: Graphic Novel

    Illustrated by Markia Jenai ...
    In this heart-stopping story, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the Windrush generation.Leonard is shocked when he arrives to the cold, grey shores of England from warm Jamaica and struggles to adjust to his new life. His parents say they moved to Great Britain in order to make a better life, so he does his best not to complain, even when the food tastes different, he ... Read more

    $16.29 CAD

  • Let Dem Know

    The iconic poetry of Benjamin Zephaniah

    A playful, funny and thought-provoking collection from the iconic Benjamin Zephaniah. Poems packed with wisdom and laughter, poems that cherish and challenge our world, poems that delight in our differences and similarities.‘Dere’s a SonnetUnder me bonnetDere’s a EpicIn me ear‘Dere’s a NovelIn me navelDere’s a Classic... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Dis Poetry

    Selected Poems & Lyrics

    Praised by Joan Armatrading for 'his charm, his poetry, his revolutionary ways, his caring for people, his inclusiveness**',** Benjamin Zephaniah (1958-2023) was a poet who wouldn't stay silent, who didn't pull any punches, who wrote out of a sense of urgency and a commitment to social justice.Benjamin was a writer and performer of extraordinary range: an oral poet, novelist, playwright, children ... Read more

    $25.59 CAD

  • Talking Turkeys

    A reissue of TALKING TURKEYS by street poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Talking Turkeys is an unconventional collection of straight-talking poems about heroes, revolutions, racism, love and animal rights, among other subjects, that will entice many new readers to poetry. It is his very first ground-breaking children's poetry collection - playful, clever and provocative - this is performance poetry on the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Windrush Child

    Illustrated by Two Dots ...
    Series Book 5 - Voices
    In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the Windrush generation.“The superb Voices series takes unsung heroes of the past and imagines them recounting the story of their remarkable lives' ” - The TimesLeonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it’s cold and even the Jamaican ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD

  • The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah

    The Autobiography

    'The Life and Rhymes has a performative quality reminiscent of Zephaniah’s poetry – honest, unshowy and ultimately unthreatening. It matches the man.' GuardianBenjamin Zephaniah, who travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, 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, ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • City Psalms

    Benjamin Zephaniah is an oral poet, novelist, playwright, children's writer and reggae artist. Born in 1958 in Birmingham, he grew up in Jamaica and in Handsworth, where he was sent to an approved school for being uncontrollable, rebellious and 'a born failure', ending up in jail for burglary. After prison he turned from crime to music and poetry. In 1989 he was nominated for Oxford Professor of ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

  • Too Black, Too Strong

    Too Black, Too Strong is Benjamin Zephaniah's latest collection from Bloodaxe, addressing the struggles of black Britain more forcefully than all his previous books. It includes poems written while working with Michael Mansfield QC and other Tooks barristers on the Stephen Lawrence case and other high profile political trials. Zephaniah is a poet who won't stay silent, who doesn't pull any punches ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

  • We Sang Across the Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me

    Illustrated by Onyinye Iwu ...
    A powerfully moving and beautiful picture book about the voyage of HMT Empire Windrush from national treasure, Benjamin Zephaniah.The hopes, dreams and bravery of the Windrush generation are expressed in this vivid story through the real-life experiences of Trinidadian musician, Mona Baptiste.Written as a brand-new poem by Benjamin Zephaniah, the book is beautifully illustrated by the ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD

  • Refugee Boy

    'Courageously humorous ... and heartbreaking' Guardian

    'Playful, obstinate and courageously humorous ... hilarious and later heartbreaking' Guardian'Sweet, funny, highly inventive' Yorkshire PostThe personal, funny and poignant tale of a young refugee, from acclaimed storyteller Benjamin ZephaniahAcclaimed performance poet and novelist Benjamin Zephaniah's honest, wry and poignant story of a young refugee left in London is of even more power and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Funky Chickens

    Enter the crazy world of rap poet Benjamin Zephaniah!A reissue of the wonderfully irreverent collection of poetry for young people, touching on anything from vegetables to the Queen and from sewage to the sun. There's plenty of humour as well as poems on racism, pollution and the murder of a cat. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Propa Propaganda

    Benjamin Zephaniah is an oral poet, novelist, playwright, children's writer and reggae artist. Born in 1958 in Birmingham, he grew up in Jamaica and in Handsworth, where he was sent to an approved school for being uncontrollable, rebellious and 'a born failure', ending up in jail for burglary. After prison he turned from crime to music and poetry. In 1989 he was nominated for Oxford Professor of ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD