# Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (Birmingham, 15 de abril de 1958 – 7 de dezembro de 2023) foi um escritor, poeta dub e rastafári britânico. Em 2008, o jornal The Times o incluiu na sua lista dos cinquenta melhores escritores britânicos desde 1945.

## Morte

Zephaniah morreu em 7 de dezembro de 2023, aos 65 anos, devido a um tumor cerebral.

## Livros
### Poesia

* Pen Rhythm (1980), Page One, ISBN 978-0907373001
* The Dread Affair: Collected Poems (1985), Arena, ISBN 978-0099392507
* City Psalms (1992), Bloodaxe Books, ISBN 978-1852242305
* Inna Liverpool (1992), AK Press, ISBN 978-1873176757
* Talking Turkeys (1994), Puffin Books, ISBN 978-0140363302
* Propa Propaganda (1996), Bloodaxe Books, ISBN 978-1852243722
* Funky Chickens (1997), Puffin, ISBN 978-0140379457
* School's Out: Poems Not for School (1997), AK Press, ISBN 978-1873176498
* Funky Turkeys (audiobook) (1999), Puffin, ASIN, B07VJJ8WCX
* Wicked World! (2000), Puffin Random House, ISBN 978-0141306834
* Too Black, Too Strong (2001), Bloodaxe Books, ISBN 978-1852245542
* The Little Book of Vegan Poems (2001), AK Press, ISBN 978-1902593333
* Reggae Head (audiobook), 57 Productions, ISBN 978-1899021055

### Romances

* Face (1999), Bloomsbury (publicado em edições infantis e adultas)
* Refugee Boy (2001), Bloomsbury
* Gangsta Rap (2004), Bloomsbury
* Teacher's Dead (2007), Bloomsbury
* Terror Kid (2014), Bloomsbury
* Windrush Child (2020), Scholastic, ISBN 978-0702302725

### Biografias

* We Sang Across the Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me (2022), uma biografia de Mona Baptiste escrita por Sofonias e ilustrada por Onyinye Iwu.

### Livros infantis

* We Are Britain (2002), Frances Lincoln Publishers
* Primary Rhyming Dictionary (2004), Chambers Harrap
* J Is for Jamaica (2006), Frances Lincoln
* My Story (2011), Collins
* When I Grow Up (2011), Frances Lincoln

### Outros

* Kung Fu Trip (2011), Bloomsbury
* The Life And Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah (2018), Simon & Schuster

### Peças

* Playing the Right Tune (1985)
* Job Rocking (1987). Pubicado Black Plays: 2, ed. Yvonne Brewster, Methuen Drama, 1989.
* Delirium (1987)
* Streetwise (1990)
* Mickey Tekka (1991)
* Listen to Your Parents (incluído em Theatre Centre: Plays for Young People – Celebrating 50 Years of Theatre Centre, 2003, Aurora Metro; também publicado por Longman, 2007)
* Face: The Play (com Richard Conlon)

## Acting roles

* Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1987) – Rufus
* Farendj (1989) – Moses
* Dread Poets' Society (1992) – Andy Wilson
* Truth or Dairy (1994) – The Vegan Society (UK)
* Crucial Tales (1996) – Richard's father
* Making the Connection (2010) – Environment Films / The Vegan Society (UK)
* Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) – Jeremiah Jesus

## Discografia
### Álbuns

* Rasta (1982), Upright (relançado em 1989), Workers Playtime (UK Indie #22)
* Us An Dem (1990), Island
* Back to Roots (1995), Acid Jazz
* Belly of De Beast (1996), Ariwa
* Naked (2005), One Little Indian
* Naked & Mixed-Up (2006), One Little Indian (Benjamin Zephaniah Vs. Rodney-P)
* Revolutionary Minds (2017), Fane Productions

### Singles e EPs

* Dub Ranting EP (1982), Radical Wallpaper
* "Big Boys Don't Make Girls Cry" 12-inch single (1984), Upright
* "Free South Africa" (1986)
* "Crisis" 12-inch single (1992), Workers Playtime

### Aparições

* "Empire" (1995), Bomb the Bass com Zephaniah & Sinéad O'Connor
* Heading for the Door por Back to Base (2000), MPR Records
* Open Wide (2004), Dubioza kolektiv (C) & (P) Gramofon
* Rebel by Toddla T (2009), 1965 Records
* "Illegal" (2000), de "Himawari" por Swayzak
* "Theatricks" (2000), por Kinobe