With My Cousin, Poet Benjamin Zephaniah, I Know I Can Win Justice for My Poor Dead Brother
Benjamin Zephaniah was a man of words – he was profound, prolific and never shied away from what mattered to him. Words flowed out of him, whether written, spoken or sung. “In the beginning was the word, and the word became poetry, and I discovered it and found that it was great,...
Zephaniah was nominated for autobiography of the year at the National Book Awards for The Life And Rhymes Of Benjamin Zephaniah. It was also shortlisted for the Costa Book Award in 2018. Image:Benjamin Zephaniah at the British Academy Television Awards in May last year The Black Writers' Guild ...
It's also worth pointing out that the 2015 documentary 'Rhymes, Rock & Revolution - the story of performance poetry', featuring the Beats, JCC, myself, Benjamin Zephaniah and Kate Tempest among others, has just been rebroadcast on BBC4 and is on Iplayer for the next 3 weeks or so:http:...
Through the eyes of the two surviving poets, Roger McGough and Brian Patten, and their many followers from Craig Charles and John Cooper Clarke to Willy Russell and Benjamin Zephaniah, this film explores the book’s lasting influence. ( Also on catch-up HERE after the show has aired ) ...
Although she has a long line of favourite poets, Benjamin Zephaniah and Jean “Binta” Breeze among them, she is attracted by anyone who sheds light on the human condition, hence her love of Shelley and Shakespeare. “They were talking about the same experiences I had,” she exclaims. ...
I edited this anthology for The World Reimagined project, and it features a stellar line up, including Anthony Joseph, Belinda Zhawi, Benjamin Zephaniah, Cheryl Martin, Connor Allen, Curmiah Lisette, Dorothea Smartt, Ella Otomewo, Eric Ngalle Charles, Henry Stone, John Agard, Karen McCarthy ...
It means the world to have people read my work, so boosts are very appreciated :boost_ok:The One Night Stand (how I stumbled into my queer happily ever after) is a short collection of poems and a few emotional, sweet, silly, and awkward stories from the first year of my relationship...
Credo: Benjamin Zephaniah ; the Poet and Author Has Written a New Book for Children, and Is Curating a Photographic Exhibition
FORGOTTEN HEROES: BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH ; the Poet on the Founder Member of the Wailers, Peter ToshCripps, Interview Charlotte