Talking Turkeys Benjamin Zephaniah

Name: Talking Turkeys By Benjamin Zephaniah
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Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah

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Summary

A collection of children's poetry.

Talking Turkeys Summary

Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah

Wanna be in our gang? We cause Peace, Fighters fear us, On de streets. This is 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.

Talking Turkeys Reviews

Zephaniah is the reigning king of children's poetry... He has an unselfconscious relish for language and word-play that never strays into the patronising dee-dum-dee-dum-dee-dum territory of so much of children's poetry: his are poems that bounce up from the page and demand to be read, rapped, sung and hip-hopped aloud. Independent on Sunday This is poetry with attitude. The Times A delight to read aloud. Brian Patten

About Benjamin Zephaniah

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.

Additional information

Sku

GOR001141440

ISBN 13

9780140363302

ISBN 10

0140363300

Title

Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah

Author

Benjamin Zephaniah

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Year published

19950803

Number of pages

Prizes

N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us