Benjamin Zephaniah: for him, poetry was all about communication

The prolific author of poetry, plays and stories for adults and children was subversive, playful and political

Benjamin Zephaniah was a genuine radical – I’ll never forget the time I spent with him

The muscular multicultural Britain that we enjoy today owes so much to the late poet and writer’s fearless work, says writer Nels Abbey

Benjamin Zephaniah obituary

Poet, performer and actor hailed as one of Britain’s most outspoken and original literary voices

‘A hero to millions’: Benjamin Zephaniah remembered by Michael Rosen, Kae Tempest and more

The acclaimed writer and poet for children and adults has died aged 65. Here, leading contemporaries pay tribute

A sandy place, a recipe for a nation and a Christmas plea: three poems by Benjamin Zephaniah

As writers and readers pay tribute to the poet, here are three works reflecting his care and concern for refugees, for justice and for our need to feel we belong

Benjamin Zephaniah, British poet and campaigner, dies aged 65

The dub poet and author of collections including Talking Turkeys has died of a brain tumour

Best children’s books of 2023

Dream-seeking bears, a pancake-making lion, an ingenious guide to rewilding and more

Best poetry books of 2023

Fresh takes on ancient Greece, Shakespeare and true crime are among this year’s standout collections

Poem of the week: from The Wrong Person to Ask by Marjorie Lotfi

A precisely observed picture of two young children caught up in a war zone – Gaza

Kate Kellaway’s best poetry books of 2023

Here’s to a thrilling new voice, a spellbinding Scottish soap opera, an evergreen force of nature and a modern John Clare

In the Footsteps of Du Fu by Michael Wood review – the great poet’s progress

A superb evocation of the Chinese master and his travels

Carol Ann Duffy writes poem paying tribute to England’s female footballers

We See You names pioneers of women’s game as well as Lionesses in ‘team talk’ sonnet

Poem of the week: Losing Galileo by Olga Dermott-Bond

Reflections on the pioneering astronomer find an unexpected contemporary relevance

Eddie Linden obituary

Poet and editor of the magazine Aquarius who was a charismatic figure in literary London from the late 1960s

Poem of the week: Down Here You’re With the Possible by Ruth Padel

A cautionary lesson in hard ecological science also leaves room for the human hunger for magic