Benjamin Zephaniah and the host discuss the topic of violence in Caribbean households during their childhood, including personal anecdotes about beatings as discipline and witnessing their father's violence towards their mother.
The poet, writer and activist Benjamin Zephaniah sadly passed away this week, aged 65. In this archive discussion from 2019, journalist Samira Ahmed speaks with Zephaniah about his life's work and the journey that took him from his youth in Birmingham to becoming one of the UK's most distinct and relevant voices harnessing the power of poetry and the spoken word.
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