it's kat! 🇵🇸✊<p>'i used to think of Shelley as just another one of those dead white poets who wrote difficult poetry for difficult people, but then I learnt how dedicated he was to justice & the liberation of the poor.' <br>this short piece that ben wrote for percy is just so fucking sweet.<br><a href="https://benjaminzephaniah.com/my-man-shelley/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">benjaminzephaniah.com/my-man-s</span><span class="invisible">helley/</span></a> <br>('my man shelley')<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/benjaminZephaniah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminZephaniah</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/percyByssheShelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>percyByssheShelley</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/shelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shelley</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a></p>
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already an entire year this world's been without the kind & magical presence of mr benjamin zephaniah. i still can't quite believe he's gone.
#art #illustration #poetry #vegan #polymath #benjaminZephaniah #freePalestine
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Still can't believe we lost Benjamin. 
https://brixtonblog.com/2024/10/tree-for-benjamin-zephaniah-at-minet-library/
Brixton Blog · Tree for Benjamin Zephaniah at Minet libraryPupils from Brixton’s Loughborough primary school joined local librarian, poet and gardener Oniel, and Lambeth tree service’s Poppy George to plant a cherry tree today (23 October) at Minet library to remember Benjamin Zephaniah.
They heard about Lambeth council’s plans to increase the borough’s
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where is your pride?Awww man, just remembered Benjamin Zephaniah is dead
Moby announces new album, tour and brand new single out now #AkemiFox #AynzliJones #BenjaminZephaniah #DavidBowie #Gaidaa #GregoryPorter #JillScott #JoséJames #LadyBlackbird #Moby #serpentwithfeet
https://www.side-line.com/moby-announces-new-album-tour-and-brand-new-single-out-now/
I missed this earlier, but as ever with #TheVerb it's wonderful, thoughtful essential listening
https://social.bbc/@BBCRadio4/111539820274176510
@BBCRadio4 - #BenjaminZephaniah. poet, novelist, activist had been diagnosed with a brain tumour only eight weeks ago.
Last year he shared his life story, his passion for language + his love for all people (+ animals) with Ian McMillan on Radio 3's The Verb (and there's plenty of his wonderful verse too).
#BBCSounds https://bbc.in/4abh2ne
BBC MastodonBBC Radio 4 (@BBCRadio4@social.bbc)Attached: 4 images
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
Tribute to #BenjaminZephaniah, to join so many others. By Simon Perril https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2023/december/a-one-man-national-grid-of-constant-energy-%E2%80%93-a-tribute-to-benjamin-zephaniah.aspx
www.dmu.ac.uk"A one-man national grid of constant energy" – a tribute to Benjamin ZephaniahDMU
Benjamin Zephaniah 1958-2023
Benjamin Zephaniah called himself an anarchist; his principled and proactive life embodies the spirit of mutual aid and solidarity.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/12/12/benjamin-zephaniah-1958-2023/
#Anarchism #BenjaminZephaniah #GregHall #Solidarity
"I became an Anarchist when I decided to drop the theories and stop seeking power. When I stopped concerning myself with those things I realised that true Anarchy is my nature. It is our nature. It is what we were doing before the theories arrived, it is what we were doing before we were encouraged to be in competition with each other."
-- Benjamin Zephaniah
H/T @mooncake
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/benjamin-zephaniah-why-i-am-an-anarchist
The Anarchist LibraryWhy I Am an AnarchistBenjamin Zephaniah Why I Am an Anarchist June 2019
Sad to hear that #BenjaminZephaniah has popped his clogs. Unlike most people who were loudly wrong in the media, he made coherent arguments that deserved rebuttal, but he often stated his case so beautifully that he shouldn't have been rebutted anyway. English Wordsmithery is very much the poorer for his passing.
Benjamin Zephaniah talks a bit about his early life, and why he turned down an OBE
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The #vegan Society mourns #benjaminzephaniah : https://www.vegansociety.com/news/news/benjamin-zephaniah-tribute
The Vegan SocietyThe Vegan Society is terribly saddened to hear of the death of its Ambassador, Benjamin ZephaniahAll of us at The Vegan Society are terribly saddened to hear of the death of our Ambassador, Benjamin Zephaniah.