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Overstanding by Benjamin Zephaniah

Professor Benjamin Zephaniah

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janellabooks/ #voiceofthewronglyaccused2 years ago

Love online past posts of the late Benjamin performing his Poetry , or just talking. I met him and spent a while chatting , but it was only a year or so, after I had met him, when he died. Such a lovely guy. RIP. The very best of us on the planet, leave too soon, dont they?

Dr Kenny Frederick (FCCT)#Antiracist,BLM2 years ago

Open up your minds! Just listen and do it!

Jayne Venables2 years ago

Love it.

Sir Henry Root 🤡 💙 #JOHNSONOUT2 years ago

Overstanding = Outstanding. Thank you very much sir for your outstanding work!!!

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