Wicked World!

Informationen zum Autor Benjamin Zephaniah was born in Birmingham and then spent some of his early years in Jamaica. He came to London when he was 22 and his first book of poetry for adults was published soon after. He appears regularly on radio and TV including a Desert Island Discs appearance, literary festivals, and has also taken part in plays and films. He is most well-known for his performance poetry with a political edge for both children and adults and gritty teenage fiction. His collections Talking Turkey , Wicked World and Funky Chickens broke new ground in children's poetry. He is the only Rastafarian poet to be short-listed for the Chairs of Poetry for both Oxford and Cambridge University and has been listed in The Times ' list of 50 greatest postwar writers. Benjamin died on December 7 2023 at the age of 65. Klappentext Benjamin Zephaniah was born in Birmingham and then spent some of his early years in Jamaica. He came to London when he was 22 and his first book of poetry for adults was published soon after. He appears regularly on TV and radio, and at literary festivals, and has also taken part in plays and films. He is very active in his local community and his writing goes hand in hand with his interest in politics. Zusammenfassung Features a collection from the poet, Benjamin Zephaniah. This book includes poems about Inuits, Celts, the history of Britain, Maories, the Dalai Lama, the North and South Poles, and more.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Zephaniah, Zephaniah Benjamin
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.08.2000
• EAN: 9780141306834
• ISBN: 978-0-14-130683-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 199 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Puffin Poetry
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Interest age: from c 9 years, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies