Against an urban backdrop, poet and playwright Benjamin Zephaniah explains the meaning of living poetry and how he fell in love with words. He also explores how poetry can be used as a voice to make a political point. The clip ends with Zephaniah reading his poem, 'Nature's Politics'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00x05xt | Benjamin Zephaniah

Poetry and identity Benjamin Zephaniah https://vimeo.com/902303947 | Benjamin Zephaniah

Can poetry inspire change? Exclusive extracts from the OBV interview with poet Benjamin Zephaniah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1OUScy60T0 The first of exclusive unseen extracts from Operation Black Vote's interview with internationally accliamed poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Interviewer Richard Sudan, filmed by Jyoti Bhojani and edited by Aisha Hassan. | Benjamin Zephaniah