Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The literary world is in mourning for the poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died age 65. The Birmingham-born dub poet, ...

The literary world is in mourning for the poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died age 65. The Birmingham-born dub poet, best known for collections such as Talking Turkeys, died on Thursday (7 ...

He was born Benjamin Springer in 1958 in the tough neighbourhood of Handsworth, Birmingham (where veteran roots reggae band Steel Pulse originated). He once described that area of the UK Midlands as ...

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 ...

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 ...

British poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah has died after a short illness, according to a post from his family on his official X account. The statement said the 65-year-old was diagnosed with a brain ...

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - British poet, musician and actor Benjamin Zephaniah, known for fighting racism and social injustice, has died at the age of 65, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, his ...

The untimely death of British writer Benjamin Zephaniah has triggered genuine popular grief. Zephaniah was an appealing poet and novelist with an oppositional eye, much loved for his accessibility, ...

Dec. 7 (UPI) --Writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah succumbed to a brain tumor discovered just eight weeks ago and died Thursday at age 65. Zephaniah's death was announced in a post on his Instagram ...

The literary world is in mourning for the poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah, who has died age 65. The Birmingham-born dub poet, best known for collections such as Talking Turkeys, died on Thursday (7 ...