Talking Turkeys - Softcover

Zephaniah, Benjamin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140363300 ISBN 13: 9780140363302

Publisher: Puffin, 1995

Synopsis

Wanna be in our gang?

We cause Peace,

Fighters fear us,

On de streets

The very first ground-breaking children's poetry collection from street poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Playful, clever and provocative, this is performance poetry on the page at its very best.

About this title

About the Author

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 now lives in East London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140363300
• ISBN 13: 9780140363302
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96