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Much loved writer and poet brought genuine Birmingham charm to the BBC period crime drama

Tributes have been paid to Benjamin Zephaniah who brought his musical and literary talents to Bridport four years ago

Tributes were paid to Benjamin Zephaniah today after his death aged 65, as he was described as our radical poet laureate for his fearless body of work.

<strong>The long read</strong>: In a time of death and isolation, a new tradition was born. As the UK struggled with Covid and a renewed fight for racial justice, I turned to two wheels to get by

The much-loved British dub poet, novelist and activist left a huge body of work - here is a flavour of it

The prolific author and poet has written a new book about a child of the Windrush generation - which he says is still so relevant today.

Writers, artists and politicians have paid tribute to "pioneer and innovator" Professor Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died aged 65.

Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died of a brain tumour aged 65, was a writer and dub poet, often intoning his words over a reggae backbeat; he went from the streets of Handsworth to become a treasured figure on the UK’s literary scene, described as “the people’s laureate” and celebrated for his works on race. His mission, he said, was “to take poetry everywhere” and he described his technique as “dub ranting”, adding: “I do it because th...

Born in Birmingham on April 15 1958, Zephaniah was the son of a Barbadian postman and Jamaican nurse.  After being diagnosed with dyslexia, he left school unable to read or write.

Benjamin Zephaniah has been remembered as a “beautiful human being” and “generational” poet following his death aged 65.