Benjamin Zephaniah

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Letter: Benjamin Zephaniah obituary
Nicolas Kent writes: He always accepted honorary doctorates because the idea of education and studying was paramount

Nicolas Kent

18, Jan, 2024 @5:07 PM

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Benjamin Zephaniah laid to rest in private funeral
Wellwishers are asked to plant flowers in Birmingham-born poet’s name or donate to Vegan Society or Inquest

Nadeem Badshah

28, Dec, 2023 @6:26 PM

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Benjamin Zephaniah remembered by Raymond Antrobus
15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023
The fellow poet recalls his hero, a writer of inspirational power and integrity who turned down an OBE but revelled in the love of his readers

16, Dec, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Benjamin Zephaniah’s inspiring words and acts | Letters
Letters: Readers pay tribute to the late poet who inspired so many with his calls to action against injustice and inequality

13, Dec, 2023 @6:08 PM

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Honouring Benjamin Zephaniah’s poetry and politics | Brief letters
Brief letters: Actions of an anarchic activist | Mind your language | Mozambique’s Mapiko dance

10, Dec, 2023 @4:27 PM

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Benjamin Zephaniah was a trailblazer. He broke every glass ceiling going | Lemn Sissay
His dub poetry had a rhythm that attached you to its words. He was a rebel, a guiding light, and my hero

Lemn Sissay

08, Dec, 2023 @10:41 PM

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‘His poetry, his activism… I was inspired’: readers pay tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah
Those who met and worked with him, and those who had their lives changed by his work, remember their connections to the writer and performer

Guardian readers

08, Dec, 2023 @3:27 PM

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As we mourn Benjamin Zephaniah’s death, learn this lesson from his brilliant life | Hugh Muir
He was a man of strong progressive views, readily expressed, and yet retained a public affection that ensured his voice was heard, says Guardian columnist Hugh Muir

Hugh Muir

08, Dec, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Benjamin Zephaniah: for him, poetry was all about communication
The prolific author of poetry, plays and stories for adults and children was subversive, playful and political

Lisa Allardice

07, Dec, 2023 @7:43 PM

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Benjamin Zephaniah was a genuine radical – I’ll never forget the time I spent with him | Nels Abbey
The muscular multicultural Britain that we enjoy today owes so much to the late poet and writer’s fearless work, says writer Nels Abbey

Nels Abbey

07, Dec, 2023 @6:17 PM

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Benjamin Zephaniah obituary
Poet, performer and actor hailed as one of Britain’s most outspoken and original literary voices

Peter Mason

07, Dec, 2023 @6:03 PM

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‘A hero to millions’: Benjamin Zephaniah remembered by Michael Rosen, Kae Tempest and more
The acclaimed writer and poet for children and adults has died aged 65. Here, leading contemporaries pay tribute

Michael Rosen, Colin Grant, Kae Tempest, Diane Abbott, Carol Ann Duffy, Simon Hattenstone, Joseph Coelho and Abdul Malik Al Nasir

07, Dec, 2023 @2:36 PM

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