▁and ▁other ▁cases , ▁these ▁experiences ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁To o ▁Black , ▁To o ▁Str ong ▁poetry ▁collection ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). ▁We ▁Are ▁Britain ! ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁po ems ▁celebr ating ▁cultural ▁divers ity ▁in ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Ze ph ania h ' s ▁first ▁book ▁of ▁poetry ▁for ▁children , ▁called ▁T alk ing ▁Tur keys , ▁was ▁repr int ed ▁after ▁six ▁weeks . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁novel ▁for ▁te en agers , ▁Face , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁nov els ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁Ze ph ania h ▁lived ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁East ▁London ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁began ▁div iding ▁his ▁time ▁between ▁Be ij ing ▁and ▁a ▁village ▁near ▁Sp ald ing , ▁Lincoln shire . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁for ▁twelve ▁years ▁to ▁Am ina , ▁a ▁theatre ▁administrator , ▁whom ▁he ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ze ph ania h ▁accepted ▁a ▁year - long ▁position ▁as ▁poet ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁Ke ats ▁House ▁in ▁H amp st ead , ▁London . ▁ ▁Ze ph ania h ▁is ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁F . C . ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁patron ▁for ▁an ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁supp or ters ' ▁website . ▁ ▁View s ▁Ze ph ania h ▁is ▁an ▁honor ary ▁patron ▁of ▁The ▁Veg an ▁Society ,