▁fight ▁the ▁dead ▁image ▁of ▁poetry ▁in ▁academ ia , ▁and ▁to ▁" take ▁[ it ] ▁everywhere " ▁to ▁people ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁read ▁books , ▁so ▁he ▁turned ▁poetry ▁read ings ▁into ▁concert - like ▁performances . ▁ ▁His ▁second ▁collection ▁of ▁poetry , ▁The ▁D read ▁Aff air : ▁Collect ed ▁Po ems ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁contained ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁po ems ▁attack ing ▁the ▁British ▁legal ▁system . ▁R asta ▁Time ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁occupied ▁territ ories , ▁contained ▁poetry ▁and ▁travel og ue . ▁ ▁His ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁album ▁R asta , ▁which ▁featured ▁The ▁W ail ers ' ▁first ▁recording ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Bob ▁Mar ley ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁gained ▁him ▁international ▁prest ige ▁and ▁to pped ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ian ▁pop ▁charts . ▁It ▁was ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁recording ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁prisoner ▁and ▁soon - to - be ▁South ▁African ▁president ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Mand ela ▁requested ▁that ▁Ze ph ania h ▁host ▁the ▁president ' s ▁Two ▁Nations ▁Con cert ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall , ▁London . ▁Ze ph ania h ▁was ▁poet ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁the ▁ch amb ers ▁of ▁Michael ▁Mans field ▁Q C , ▁and ▁sat ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁Blo ody ▁Sunday