Poem Analysis of Talking Turkeys! by Benjamin Zephaniah.
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958) is. Zephaniah's first book of poetry for children, called Talking Turkeys, was reprinted after six weeks. In 1999 he wrote a novel for teenagers, Face, the first of four novels to date. Zephaniah lived for many years in East London but in 2008 began dividing his time between Beijing and a village near Spalding, Lincolnshire. He was.
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH - Talking Turkeys Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas Cos’ turkeys just wanna hav fun Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked An every turkey has a Mum. Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas, Don’t eat it, keep it alive, It could be yu mate, an not on your plate Say, Yo! Turkey I’m on your side. I got lots of friends who are turkeys An all of dem fear christmas time, Dey.
Talking Turkeys! Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas. Cos’ turkeys just wanna hav fun. Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked. An every turkey has a Mum. Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas, Don’t eat it, keep it alive, It could be yu mate, an not on your plate. Say, Yo! Turkey I’m on your side. I got lots of friends who are turkeys. An all of dem fear christmas time, Dey wanna enjoy.
Talking Turkeys!! This master of oral poetry has been on a mission to spread the word to a different audience since the age of 11. Here he pleads on behalf of Turkeys United at Christmas time.
A fun way of looking at Benjamin Zephaniah's poem in defence of the Christmas turkey! Great as a one-off Christmassy lesson. (Due to copyright, poem not included.).
Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas Cos' turkeys just wanna hav fun Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked An every turkey has a Mum. Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas, Don't eat it, keep it alive, It could be yu mate, an not on your plate Say, Yo! Turkey I'm on your side. I got lots of friends who are turkeys An all of dem fear christmas time, Dey wanna.
Funky Turkeys is the first audio edition of Benjamin Zephaniah's poetry collection for children - playful, clever and provocative - this is performance poetry on the page at its very best. An unconventional collection of straight-talking poems about heroes, revolutions, racism, love and animal rights, among other subjects, that will entice many new readers to poetry.