Benjamin Zephaniah – who has died today, after a short illness – did more to change the face of British poetry than any writer of the past 50 years. When he started out in the late 1970s, the man on ...

Zephaniah – full name Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah – was born in Handsworth, Birmingham on 15 April 1958. His father was a postman from Barbados, while his mother was a nurse from Jamaica.

An inspired 'trees and poems' legacy is being created in the heart of Birmingham to remember the city's literary genius Benjamin Zephaniah. The trees – a mixture of fruit trees and other species ...

We have our experiences that shape us. I receive lots of poems and books. This morning I wrote back to somebody and said, that was a really good book of poetry but you’ve got to change the title ...

Benjamin Zephaniah has passed away at the age of 65 weeks after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The dub poet had been diagnosed with a tumour just eight weeks before his death.

British poet and self-professed ‘anarchist’ Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65 By: Pan Pylas, The Associated Press Posted: 6:14 AM CST Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 Last Modified: 12:47 PM CST ...

A festival of “music, poetry, joy and laughter” has taken place to honour the trailblazing artist and activist Benjamin Zephaniah. The Handsworth-born dub poet, who appeared in hit BBC show Peaky ...

Poetry event held in honour of Benjamin Zephaniah Sixty-five poems are read out before being attached to trees in the writer's memory.

LONDON (AP) — Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet, political activist and actor who drew huge inspiration from his Caribbean roots, has died. He was 65.