Last night’s online event from Bloodaxe Books featured readings by Pascale Petit, Vidyan Ravinthiran and Benjamin Zephaniah is now available on YouTube.
It introduced new titles by the two poets, but included a tribute to the late and much-missed Benjamin Zephaniah. They read from and discussed their new collections with the host, Bloodaxe editor Neil Astley, as well as Zephaniah’s retrospective Dis Poetry: Selected Poems & Lyrics. The event included clips of him performing, taken from Pamela Robertson-Pearce’s film To Do Wid Me, which readers will be able access in full using the QR code printed in the new book.
A day-long celebration of art, poetry and music was held last week at Brunel University in Uxbridge, where Benjamin was a Professor of Creative Writing and another is planned for Sunday 27th April at the Lyra Poetry Festival, Bristol. This special tribute to will celebrate his extraordinary work and enduring legacy, featuring readings of his iconic poems, including his Poem for St. Pauls performed in Bristol in 1983 for the BBC, plus talks, personal stories and reflections from his friends and family members, including sisters Joyce Springer-Amadedon and Millicent Springer, and his wife Qian Zephaniah
You can find booking details HERE.
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