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gptkbp:instanceOf
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poet
author
activist
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1970s-present
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:British_Book_Award
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Wolverhampton
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1958-04-15
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Birmingham,_England
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gptkbp:children
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1
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:The_Wailers
Various artists
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Birmingham_School_of_Speech_and_Drama
gptkb:Kingston_University
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"I am a poet, and I am proud of it."
"Poetry is a way of life."
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gptkbp:genre
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poetry
drama
children's literature
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Benjamin Zephaniah
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gptkbp:influenced
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contemporary poetry
young writers
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Bob_Marley
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Marcus_Garvey
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gptkbp:knownFor
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social justice advocacy
promoting multiculturalism
anti-racism activism
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Jamaican_Patois
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Refugee_Boy
The Pigheart Boy
Talking_Turkeys
We_Are_Britain!
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gptkbp:occupation
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novelist
playwright
poet
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gptkbp:performedBy
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gptkb:Glastonbury_Festival
gptkb:Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe
gptkb:London_Literature_Festival
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:spouse
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Amina_Zainab
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gptkbp:website
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benjaminzephaniah.com
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