WHEN A POET SPEAKS THE TRUTH TO OTHERS NONSENSE

7 Dec 2023

We are the unwilling audience to the Tory Party tearing itself apart over immigration. It's right wing faction is intent on turning Britain's back on international law and the covenants of universal justice. One poet stood head and shoulders above this baying crowd, with insightful words and the wisdom of experience:

Benjamin Zephaniah has died leaving a huge void, that we must not let be filled by raucous nonsense of others.

RIP. The Guardian has highlighted just 3 of his works: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/07/a-sandy-place-a-recipe-for-a-nation-and-a-christmas-plea-three-poems-by-benjamin-zephaniah

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