3. BIOGRAPHY
• His full name is Benjamin Obadiah
Iqbal Zephaniah.
• He was born in 1958, in
Birmingham, England, but he spent
part of his childhood in Jamaica, his
parents’ homeland.
• His father is a postman and his
mother is a nurse. His father was
born in Barbados and his mother in
Jamaica.
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4. BIOGRAPHY
• He had a difficult
childhood: he was
expelled from
school many times.
• He was in prison
for burglary when
he was a teenager.
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5. BIOGRAPHY
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• When he left prison, he enrolled at a school
for adults and decided to change his life.
• He published his first book of poetry in
1980. It is called Pen Rhythm.
• Now, he works as a writer and he is an
honorary doctor in many universities in
England. He is also o novelist, a musician, a
TV presenter and an activist.
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6. HOBBIES
• Benjamin likes:
• Jogging
• Kung Fu
• Football
• Collecting old bank notes
• Exploring woods and forests
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