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Smallie
Tender, lyrical and strikingly assured, Smallie moves with a propulsive energy, structured around cliffhangers and withheld revelations. In its mosaic of Caribbean immigrant life in London, it echoes the emotional reach of Andrea Levy’s Small Island, but reframed with the hindsight of just how fragile belonging is, and how easily it can be withdrawn. It feels like a novel that will come to sit among the defining literary accounts of this shameful period of British history
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Selected Poems
Linton's rhymes speak for our time
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Part of a Story That Started Before Me
Poems about Black British HistoryI challenge anybody to read this anthology without being inspired to learn more! Highly recommended, this is an anthology to contemplate, revisit and relish
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Wahala
Three friends, three ‘perfect’ lives. Here Comes TroubleRefreshing and original. Portrays a London steeped in the colours and sounds of Lagos
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Blonde Roots
From the Booker prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, OtherPresents an imaginative inversion of the transatlantic slave trade - in which 'whytes' are enslaved by black people. This title brings the shackles and cries of long-ago barbarity uncomfortably close and raises questions about the society.
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Benjamin Zephaniah
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Birmingham, England)is a British Jamaican Rastafarian writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008. Zephaniah was born and raised in Handsworth district of Birmingham, which he called the "Jamaican capital of Europe"- He is the son of a Barbados postman and a Jamaican nurse. A dyslexic, he attended an approved school but left aged 13 unable to read or write. He writes that his poetry is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica and what he calls "street politics". His first performance was in church when he was ten, and by the age of fifteen, his poetry was already known among Handsworth's Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities.He received a criminal record with the police as a young man and served a prison sentence for burglary.Tired of the limitations of being a black poet communicating with black people only, he decided to expand his audience, and headed to London at the age of twenty-two.
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A Poem in the Sky
A joyful picture book that celebrates the magic of poetry, from the award-winning makers of Nature Trail and People Need People. There's a poem on your faceThere's a poem in the skyThere's a poem in outta spaceThere are poems passing byPoems are EVERYWHERE - in your dreams, on your fingers and in your teeth! There's even a poem in you. Can't you see it? It's right there. Get ready to see poems wherever you are in this toe-tapping celebration of rhythm and rhyme from award-winning poet Benjamin Zephaniah, beautifully illustrated by Nila Aye.Praise for Nature Trail:'A joy to read with small children' - Independent
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The Islanders
The inhabitants of Halcyon Island are ruled by the laws of the Deliverer and follow the same customs and traditions that have prevailed for hundreds of years. The laws state 'No incomers', but when Thomas and Molly find a shipwrecked canoe with a boy and girl, barely alive, inside they are determined not to reject them outright.
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Leave the Trees, Please
This beautiful picture book from one of the UK's greatest poets is a love letter to nature from children everywhere, now in paperback.
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Let Dem Know
The iconic poetry of Benjamin ZephaniahBenjamin Zephaniah (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 died on December 7 2023 at the age of 65.George the Poet (Foreword By) George the Poet is a London-born spoken word performer of Ugandan heritage. His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and social commentator and has seen his work broadcast to billions of people worldwide. In the summer of 2018, he opened the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with his poem 'The Beauty of Union', and in 2019, his audio offering 'Have You Heard George's Podcast?' won a prestigious Peabody Award and 5 Gold British Podcast Awards, including the highly-coveted Podcast of the Year. The podcast was described by BBC R4 as "a story that could change the world". In 2021 George launched chapter 3 of the podcast, and is embarking on a PhD.
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Windrush Child: Graphic Novel
In this heart-stopping story, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the Windrush generation. Now adapted into graphic novel form and illustrated by Markia Jenai, this powerful story about being a child during this important moment in history is guaranteed to make an impact.
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Press Start to Play
A collection of interactive poems for young gamersMasterful. Immersive. Fun. If you're looking for a book that will get kids excited about what words can do - this is it. This is the one.
€ 9,50