Tag: Benjamin Zephaniah

  • UK poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah has passed away

    UK poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah has passed away

    UK poet, actor, academic, and writer Benjamin Zephaniah passed away earlier today, Thursday, December 7, 2023. Benjamin Zephaniah was born to a Barbadian postman and a Jamaican nurse in Birmingham, England on April 15, 1968. He was one of the pioneers of the performance poetry ‘scene’ in Britain. He was part of the ‘school’ known…

  • Benjamin Zephaniah, Tammye Huf win at UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2021

    Benjamin Zephaniah, Tammye Huf win at UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2021

    Benjamin Zephaniah and Tammye Huf won in their categories at the Diverse Book Awards 2021 announced on October 21, 2021. The Diverse Book Awards were created by Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of The Author School to celebrate the diversity of writing in the UK in 2019. The judges for 2021 are Amy Mae…