Born: 4/15/1958 Handsworth,United Kingdom
English poet and writer, born to West Indian parents. Zephaniah writes poetry influenced by Jamaican Rastafarian tradition. He is also a social activist in fields of civil rights, animal rights and vegetarianism
Business / Schooling:
- London South Bank University Honorary doctorate
- University of Birmingham Honorary doctorate
- University of Central England Honorary doctorate
- University of North London Honorary doctorate
- University of Westminster Honorary doctorate
Awards / Achievements:
- BBC Young Playwright's Award.
- Listed at 48 in The Times' list of 50 greatest postwar writers
- Staffordshire University Honorary doctorate
- University of Exeter Honorary doctorate
