by Benjamin Zephaniah · Penguin Books, Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780241354568
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«Funky Chickens» is the children's and young adult poetry collection by Benjamin Zephaniah, published by Penguin Books, Limited in paperback (96 pages, in English).
A light-hearted poetry collection whose themes range from royalty and vegetables to the sun and sewers; it combines humour and satire with poems about racism, pollution and the death of a cat, and stands out for the oral rhythm and musicality of Benjamin Zephaniah.
It is part of the Puffin Poetry collection, from Penguin Books. The collection was originally published in 1996.
Recommended for readers aged 9 and up who enjoy poetry with humour and social message.
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. Over his lifetime, he was awarded 20 honorary doctorates in recognition of his contributions to literature, education, and the arts. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008. In his work, Zephaniah drew on his lived experiences of incarceration, racism and his Jamaican heritage.
