Benjamin Zephaniah
By Kevin Huang, yr 8
FACT FILE Full name: Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah Date of birth: 15 April 1958 From: Handsworth, Birmingham, England Nationality: British Work: Writer Genres: Poems, teen fictions 17th of March, Year 6, 7 and 8s met Benjamin Zephaniah (the famous poet) in the school theatre. He is funny and cheerful. We heard the poem “I luv me
-fu skills and it was hilarious. He said running away from others is the most useful Kung-fu skill in the world. After the talk on the stage, many of us got his signature signed on his new novel- Teacher’s dead.
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mudder” and it was amusing because he used a funny accent. This is a fast paced poem, but you can still feel how he loves his “mudder”. We asked him questions and we found out that he was kicked out of school when he was 13. He likes making others laugh, he made this joke about the Arsenal football club and all students were laughing their heads off. Last, he showed us his Kung
I used to think nurses Were women, I used to think police Were men, I used to think poets Were boring, Until I became one of them. Poem from www.benjaminzephaniah.com