Skip to main content
Benjamin Zephaniah's fans told to plant flowers as he is laid to rest
Benjamin Zephaniah unveils an English Heritage blue plague for Bob Marley, at his home on Oakley Street in Battersea, London, October 1, 2019

FANS of Benjamin Zephaniah were asked to plant flowers or trees and name them after him as he was laid to rest today.

The legendary dub poet, known for his works about refugees and healthy eating, died aged 65 earlier this month, shortly after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

A statement on X, formerly Twitter, said: “Today is Professor Benjamin Zephaniah’s funeral day.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Covid memorial
Britain / 15 February 2026
15 February 2026
Victor Grossman with some of the works he published in the G
Features / 5 February 2026
5 February 2026

Hundreds in Berlin gathered on January 15 to honour the US-born socialist who made East Germany his home. Florentine Morales Sandoval reports

who we are
Poetry Review / 5 December 2025
5 December 2025

ANDY CROFT welcomes the publication of an anthology of recent poems published by the Morning Star, and hopes it becomes an annual event

cover
Poetry / 26 November 2025
26 November 2025

RUTH AYLETT reviews two collections of outright political poetry