Benjamin Zephaniah: 1958 – 2023

Benjamin Zephaniah: 1958 – 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating the life of the Dub Poet Laureate.

Today BestBlogAbout mourn the passing of one of the truly great figures in Black British Culture and one of the nations most beloved poets, Benjamin Zephaniah. Benjamin Zephaniah was born on April 15, 1958, in the Handsworth district of Birmingham, the son of a Barbadian postman and a Jamaican nurse and was influenced by the creative expression of his Caribbean household and culture. https://twitter.com/LennyHenry/status/1732743894511571278 He surprisingly left school, or should that be he was expelled at 13 as a Dyslexic, despite already having a taste and talent for writing and poetry. Inspired by the rhythms of Jamaican music and social...
The Absolute Ballers of the EPL – Part 3

The Absolute Ballers of the EPL – Part 3

Bestblogabout - back again with another one. Part 3 of 4 of the Absolute Ballers of the EPL. These architects of the beautiful game don’t...
Bestblogabout - back again with another one. Part 3 of 4 of the Absolute Ballers of the EPL. These architects of the beautiful game don’t always get their flowers as ever increasingly, statistics are dominating opinions when it comes to evaluating footballers. These aren’t just footballers, these are absolute ballers! These artists need their own metrics as their ability to entertain keep us fans in stadiums and armchairs a like serve as an inspiration to all. Anyway, here is the third installment of ballers as selected by yours truly. Let me know what you think in the comments. Liverpool -...