Benjamin obadiah iqbal zephaniah biography of rory
Benjamin obadiah iqbal zephaniah biography of rory
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Benjamin Zephaniah
British poet and author (–)
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| Born | Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Springer ()15 April Handsworth, Birmingham, England |
| Died | 7 December () (aged&#;65) |
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Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (né&#;Springer; 15 April – 7 December ) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing.
He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in In his work, Zephaniah drew on his lived experiences of incarceration, racism and his Jamaican heritage.
He won the BBC Radio 4 Young Playwrights Festival Award in and was the recipient of at least sixteen honorary doctorates.
A ward at Ealing Hospital was also named in his honour. His second nove