Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was born and raised in Birmingham, England. He cannot remember a time when he was not creating poetry but this had nothing to do with school where poetry meant very little to him, in fact he had finished full time education at the age of 13.His poetry is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica and what he calls 'street politics'. His first real public performance was in church when he was 10 years old, by the time he was 15 he had developed a strong following in his home town of Handsworth where he had gained a reputation as a young poet who was capable of speaking on local and international issues.
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Enjoy the performances
May 3rd 17:00 at Gallery "Laste Maailm" at Pärnu Road (almost opposite Draamateater)
May 5th 17:00 at Tallinn Writers´ House Harju Street 1 3rd floor
May 8th 18:00 at Vabaduse Square part of "Suur Prõmm" poetry slam performance
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