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Be nice to yu turkeys dis Christmas
Cos' turkeys just wanna hav fun.


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I think poetry should be alive. You should be able to dance it.

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This planet is for everyone, borders are for no one. It's all about freedom.

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Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas,
Don't eat it, keep it alive,
It could be yu mate an not on yu plate
Say, Yo! Turkey I'm on your side.


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I've tried Shakespeare, Respect due dere
But dis is de stuff I like.


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When asked what he would eat if he was in a desert with no food in sight except a cow:
I'd find out what the cow was eating and join it.

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Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah
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Born: April 15, 1958
Died: December 7, 2023 (aged 65)
Bio: Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a British Jamaican writer, dub poet and Rastafarian. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008.
Known for:
  1. Refugee Boy (2001)
  2. Talking Turkeys (1994)
  3. Propa propaganda (1996)
  4. Teacher's Dead (2007)

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