Wicked World!A brand new brilliant collection from the ground-breaking poet, Benjamin Zephaniah. His verse explores people and places, cultures, nationalities and tribes. Includes poems about Inuits, Celts, the history of Britain, Maories, the Dalai Lama, the North and South Poles, and much more - a real tour of the world. |
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User Review - dahabdabbler - LibraryThingIn this book, the author has collected some of his zany poems about people from all over the world. The poems have great sounds and rhythms and are better when read aloud! Zephaniah has traveled the ... Read full review
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Africa ain’t Aztecs of Old Bangladesh My friends Bangladesh They’re cool BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH brother built that pyramid BUSHMEN Celts They moved Cherokee China there’s coming The tourists cool mankind Dalai Lama dark day at school Drink yu emperor The Celts fifth day fight at night fourth day fresh My friends friendly Maori Wants friends from Bangladesh girls are dancing griots He’s Himalayas hunter-gatherers Iluv me mudder Indonesia There’s INUIT Jamaica Jamaican summers keep asking kiss knew Bob Marley Kurdish language learnt Maasai girls Mongolia MOUNTAINS OF TIBET mudder luvs nice Nobody’s Old Mexico peace and love person On Earth Pole rain refugees Reggae Roma people roam safe mankind seen some dressed shines sing snake songs stinking sewers taught tell there’s someone things tourists are coming trees tribe Urdu poets VEGANS village walk Wants to Hongi what’s wicked
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| Title | Wicked World! |
| Author | Benjamin Zephaniah |
| Publisher | Penguin UK, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0141926910, 9780141926919 |
| Length | 96 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General |
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