‘He wanted people to question things’ Originally published on Global Voices Benjamin Zephaniah, Waterstones, Piccadilly, London, December 6, 2018. Photo by Edwardx via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. A special tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah for the UK’s Black History Month in October 2023 noted that the much-loved British/Caribbean poet, author, playwright, actor, and activist, […]
‘Self-Portrait As Othello’ explores Black masculinity and immigrant identity Originally published on Global Voices Jamaican-British poet and winner of the 2023 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry Jason Allen-Paisant. Photo by Carcanet Press, courtesy Bocas Lit Fest, used with permission. On Monday, January 15, at an award ceremony held at the Wallace Collection, London, Jamaica-born poet […]