LONDON: Tributes continue to pour in from artistes and political figures for writer and actor Benjamin Zephaniah, following his death in Britain last week. The prolific poet, whose mother was from Jamaica, died of a brain tumour at 65 years old,.
The talented and acclaimed writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah passed away aged 65 Thursday 7th December. Since then, many people in and outside the literary world have been in mourning; often referred to as ‘the people’s laureate’, his poetry is characterised by its performance-oriented style as he draws inspiration from reggae and other musical forms.
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