Benjamin Zephaniah

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Benjamin Zephaniah

Born: 4/15/1958 Handsworth,United Kingdom

English poet and writer, born to West Indian parents. Zephaniah writes poetry influenced by Jamaican Rastafarian tradition. He is also a social activist in fields of civil rights, animal rights and vegetarianism

Business / Schooling:

London South Bank University Honorary doctorate
University of Birmingham Honorary doctorate
University of Central England Honorary doctorate
University of North London Honorary doctorate
University of Westminster Honorary doctorate

Awards / Achievements:

BBC Young Playwright's Award.
Listed at 48 in The Times' list of 50 greatest postwar writers
Staffordshire University Honorary doctorate
University of Exeter Honorary doctorate

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Jun

1958

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2010

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1954

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Jun

1946

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