Poets read out 65 poems before attaching them to newly planted trees in honour of writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah. The readings were held in Burbury Park in Birmingham on Saturday, following a ...

The statement concluded: “Through an amazing career including a huge body of poems, literature, music, television and radio, Benjamin leaves us with a joyful and fantastic legacy.” Zephaniah ...

“Through an amazing career including a huge body of poems, literature, music, television and radio, Benjamin leaves us with a joyful and fantastic legacy.” Zephaniah, who was born and raised ...

“His poems packed a punch for social justice ... He was also a professor of creative writing at Brunel University near London. Benjamin Zephaniah was born on April 15, 1958, in Birmingham.

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 ...

Benjamin was a true pioneer and innovator, he gave the world so much.” One of Britain’s most prolific and outspoken literary voices, Zephaniah dealt with themes of racism, poverty, and social ...

Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet ... Through an amazing career including a huge body of poems, literature, music, television and radio, Benjamin leaves us with a joyful and fantastic legacy.” ...