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CV (Resume)

Curriculum Vitae including discography and bibliography

Full Name:	Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah
Place of Birth:	Birmingham/England.
Occupation:	Poet/Writer.
Union Memberships:	Equity, Musicians Union, Writers Guild, Performing Rights Society, Author Licensing and Collecting Society.
Hobbies:	Martial Arts, Numismatics.
Poetry:	Pen Rhythm. London, Page One, 1980 The Dread Affair. London, Arena, 1985 Inna Liverpool. Liverpool, Africa Arts Collective, 1988 City Psalms. Newcastle, Bloodaxe, 1992 Talking Turkeys. London, Puffin/Penguin, 1994 (children's) Out of the Night. Gloucester, New Clarion Press. 1994 (Co-editor - Writings from Death Row) Funky Chickens. London, Puffin/Penguin, 1996 (children's) Propa Propaganda. Newcastle, Bloodaxe, 1996 School's Out. Edinburgh, AK PRess, 1997 (big children) The Bloomsbury Book of Love Poems. London, Bloomsbury, 1999 (editor) Wicked World. London, Puffin/Penguin, 2000 (children's) The Little Book of Vegan Poems. Edinburgh, AK Press, 2001 Too Black, Too Strong. Newcastle, Bloodaxe, 2001 We are Britain. Francis Lincoln, 2002
Novels:	Gangsta Rap, Bloomsbury, 2004 Face. London, Bloomsbury, 1999 (teenagers) Refugee Boy. London, Bloomsbury, 2001 (teenagers) Teacher's Dead. London, Bloomsbury, 2007 (teenagers)
Prose:	Rasta Time in Palestine. Liverpool, Shakti, 1990
Records:	Naked - One Little Indian, 2004 Dub Ranting - Radical Wallpaper, 1982 Rasta LP - Upright, 1983 Big Boys Don't Make Girls Cry - Upright 1984 Free South Africa - Upright, 1986 Us An Dem LP - Mango, 1990 Crisis - Workers Playtime, 1992 Back to Roots LP - Acid Jazz, 1995 Belly of De Beast LP - Ariwa, 1996 Dancing Tribes (with Back to Base). (Single) MP Records, 1999 Illegal (with Swayzak). (Single) Medicine Label, 2000
Spoken Word Cassettes and CDs:	Radical Rapping. Benjamin Zephaniah Associates, 1989 Overstanding. Benjamin Zephaniah Associates, 1992 Adult Fun for Kids. Benjamin Zephaniah Associates, 1994 (big children) Reggae Head. 57 Productions, 1997 Funky Turkeys. Audio Book and Music Company, 1997 (children's) Wicked World. Penguin, 2000 (children's) The Shelley Story (with John Webster) - Pathfinder Audio, 2001 Lord Byron and the Greek War (with John Webster) - Pathfinder Audio, 2002
Plays:	Stage: Listen to Your Parents (adapted from radio play) Playing the Right Tune, 1985 Job Rocking, 1987 Delirium, 1987 (dance) Streetwise, 1990 Mickey Tekka, 1991 (children's)
	Radio: Face - Radio Four (adapted from novel) Hurricane Dub - BBC, 1989 Our Teacher's Gone Crazy - BBC, 1990 Listen to Your Parents - BBC Radio, 2000
	Television: Dread poets Society - BBC, 1991
Presenting:	Television: Review. BBC, 1987 The Great Picture Chase - BBC, 1990 Dazzling Image. Channel 4 (religious fiction), 1992 Crossing the Tracks (Writer). BBC2 (TV), 1993 (Race in Media Award 1994). The Dragon Writes Back. HTV, 1995 Radio: What's My Name. The Muhammad Ali Story Part 1 & 2 - BBC Radio 2, 2007 New Keyna and the Maasai BBC Radio 3 2005 Rasta History - BBC Radio 4, 2003 Home Truths - BBC Radio 4, 2003 Great Lives - The life of Bob Marley Passport to Liverpool (Writer), BBC Radio 4, 1989 Out of Africa (Writer), BBC Radio 4, 1996 A Night with Benjamin Zephaniah - BBC, 1996 Newham United - BBC, 1998 Passport to Liverpool - BBC, 1990 Film/Video: Truth or Dairy - Vegan Society, 1994 Soundbites, Vegan Society, 1998
Acting:	Film: Gower in Pericles by William Shakespeare. Radio 3 Drama 2005 Didn't You Kill My Brother? by Alexei Sayle - Channel 4, 1987 Farendg - (Worldwide cinema release) - 1989 Dread Poets Society - BBC2 (TV), 1991 Radio:
Subject:	Television: Pen Rhythm Poet, Channel 4, 1981 Middle English, Thames TV, 1986 Off the Page, Thames TV, 1987 Take 15, Carlton TV, 1994 This OBE is not for me, BBC2, 2005