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Book SynopsisPropa Propaganda was Benjamin Zephaniah’s second collection from Bloodaxe. First published in 1996, it includes some of his classic poems, such as ‘I Have a Scheme’, ‘The Death of Joy Gardner’, ‘White Comedy’ and ‘The Angry Black Poet’. Best known for his performance poetry with a political edge for adults – and his poetry with attitude for children – he was the first person to record with the Wailers after the death of Bob Marley, in a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela, which Mandela heard while in prison on Robben Island. He has published three other poetry books with Bloodaxe, City Psalms, Too Black Too Strong and To Do Wid Me (a DVD-book including a film portrait by Pamela Robertson-Pearce). His autobiography, The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah, was published by Scribner in 2018.
Table of Contents9 I Have a Scheme 11 The Death of Joy Gardner 13 Terrible World 14 White Comedy 15 Belly of de Beast 17 De Rong Song 18 Save Our Sons (SOS) 19 Reggae Head 21 Dry 22 Meditate and Communicate 24 More Animal Writes 26 Who Dun It? 29 The Angry Black Poet 31 Poor Millionaires 32 Silence in Our Screams 34 Back to What 35 To Be Seen, To Be Done 36 One Day in Babylon 37 City Lights 38 No Problem 39 Family Values 40 Dancing the Tradition 42 Neighbours 43 Another World 45 The War Process 46 Want To Be a Soldier 48 Sit Con 50 City River Blues 51 Tricky 51 Altered Ego 52 Homeward Bound 54 Parents Today 55 The Curse of Count Empire 57 Art 57 Words 57 Hope 58 Mad Human Disease 59 Master, Master 60 Cybersex 63 Ageism 64 Acts of Parliament: motion 1 65 Acts of Parliament: motion 2 66 Acts of Parliament: motion 3 67 The President Is Dead Again 71 Independence 73 De Queen an I 75 Walking Black Home 76 Self Defence 77 Tax Relief 78 Heckling Miss Lou 79 Childless
