City Psalms by Benjamin Zephaniah

City Psalms

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City Psalms

Bloodaxe Books

City Psalms

by Benjamin Zephaniah

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 City Psalms was Benjamin Zephaniah's first collection from Bloodaxe back in 1992. It includes some of his best-known poems, including 'Dis Poetry', 'Money' and 'Us and Dem'. Best known for his performance poetry with a political edge for adults - and his poetry with attitude for children - Zephaniah has his own rap/reggae band. He has produced numerous recordings, including Dub Ranting (1982), Rasta (1983), Us and Dem (1990), Back to Roots (1995), Belly of de Beast (1996) and Naked (2004). He was the first person to record with the Wailers after the death of Bob Marley, in a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela, which Mandela heard while in prison on Robben Island. Their later meetings led to Zephaniah working with children in South African townships and hosting the President's Two Nations Concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1996. His first book of poems, Pen Rhythm, was produced in 1980 by a small East London publishing cooperative, Page One Books. His second collection, The Dread Affair, was published by Hutchinson's short-lived Arena imprint in 1985. He has since published three collections with Bloodaxe, City Psalms (1992), Propa Propaganda (1996) and Too Black Too Strong (2001), the latter including poems written while working with Michael Mansfield QC and other Tooks barristers on the Stephen Lawrence case. To Do Wid Me, filmed by Pamela Robertson-Pearce (Bloodaxe Books, 2013), includes a full-length feature film on DVD with all the poems performed on the film included in the book.
Book Details
Publisher:
Bloodaxe Books
ISBN:
9781852242305
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
72
Authors:
Benjamin Zephaniah
Published Date:
1992-09-24
Language:
English
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About Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah (1958–2023) left school at thirteen unable to read or write. He served a prison sentence for burglary before turning from crime to music and poetry. Born in Birmingham and raised in Handsworth, he moved to Newham, in east London, in 1980, the year his first collection Pen Rhythm appeared. Bloodaxe Books published City Psalms in 1992, Propa Propaganda in 1996 and Too Black, Too Strong in 2001. He refused a nomination for an OBE in 2003, objecting to the word “empire,” and a BBC poll in 2009 voted him Britain's third favourite poet. He held the Chair of Creative Writing at Brunel University London from 2011 until his death from a brain tumour on 7 December 2023.

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