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"The kind of show people need to be watching": Benjamin Zephaniah on poetry's primetime BAFTA success

image of Bernardine Evaristo backs new scholarship for Black and Asian writers

Bernardine Evaristo backs new scholarship for Black and Asian writers

image of 'Lyrical lushness' wins Nigeria 2021 African Poetry Prize

'Lyrical lushness' wins Nigeria 2021 African Poetry Prize

image of BAFTA-nominated Prof Benjamin Zephaniah hails Life & Rhymes' Brunel connection

BAFTA-nominated Prof Benjamin Zephaniah hails Life & Rhymes' Brunel connection

image of Bernardine Evaristo elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Bernardine Evaristo elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

image of Strong stuff from African Poetry Prize shortlist

Strong stuff from African Poetry Prize shortlist

image of Break out the bubbly – Bernardine gets gong upgrade

Break out the bubbly – Bernardine gets gong upgrade

image of 'I thought a war had started'

'I thought a war had started'