BBC Radio 4 on Nostr: Benjamin Zephaniah has died, aged 65. The poet, novelist and activist had been ...
Benjamin Zephaniah has died, aged 65. The poet, novelist and activist had been diagnosed with a brain tumour only eight weeks ago.
Last year he shared his life story, his passion for language and his love for all people (and animals) with Ian McMillan on Radio 3's The Verb (and there's plenty of his wonderful verse too).
On BBC Sounds
https://bbc.in/4abh2ne#poetry #performance #literature #poet #obituary
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