Pioneering British writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who used humour and wit to address political injustices, has died aged 65. The dub poet, known for his works about refugees and healthy eating, ...

A festival of “music, poetry, joy and laughter” has taken place to honour the trailblazing artist and activist Benjamin Zephaniah. The Handsworth-born dub poet, who appeared in hit BBC show Peaky ...

Benjamin Zephaniah, a poet and writer who appeared in the Netflix series "Peaky Blinders," has died. He was 65. (Tom Jenkins / Getty Images) Netflix's hit series "Peaky Blinders" is mourning one of ...

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 ...

Be kind to your turkey this Christmas,” wrote Benjamin Zephaniah in a poem I know he’d be proud to learn made vegetarians out of hundreds of children across the UK. I say “wrote” but really, because ...

Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died of a brain tumour aged 65, was among Britain's most prominent poets. Referred to as the "people's laureate", he was once voted the country's third-favourite poet, ...

Rastafarian poet Benjamin Zephaniah recently rejected becoming an Officer of the Order of the British Empire because the title reminded him of "thousands of years of brutality." Early years: Zephaniah ...

A statement on Instagram said that Zephaniah died Thursday with his wife at his side. He had been diagnosed with a brain tumor eight weeks ago, BBC News reported. Zephaniah was born in Birmingham to a ...