Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Benjamin Zephaniah died early Thursday with his wife by his side (Fabio De Paola/Shutterstock) Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas ...
Benjamin Zephaniah has been remembered as a “beautiful human being” and “generational” poet following his death aged 65. The dub poet, known for his works about refugees and healthy eating and who ...
Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died of a brain tumour aged 65, was among Britain's most prominent poets. Referred to as the "people's laureate", he was once voted the country's third-favourite poet, ...
He was born Benjamin Springer in 1958 in the tough neighbourhood of Handsworth, Birmingham (where veteran roots reggae band Steel Pulse originated). He once described that area of the UK Midlands as ...
LONDON — Benjamin Zephaniah, a British dub poet and political activist who drew huge inspiration from his Caribbean roots, has died. He was 65. In a statement on Instagram, his family said Zephaniah ...
Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas,” wrote Benjamin Zephaniah in a poem I know he’d be proud to learn made vegetarians out of hundreds of children across the UK. I say “wrote” but really, because of ...