0:17 – poetry as a force for changing the world 1:41 – poetry as a serious political influence 2:29 – is Benjamin Zephaniah ‘political’? 4:13 – would BZ become a politician himself? 6:33 – being expelled from school at 13 8:57 – how having been to prison still influences BZ 11:38 – his relationship with his family 13:35 – religion gives God a bad name 15:17 – on meditation and martial arts 17:48 – his time in China 19:56 – his appreciation of classic poets 21:54 – the importance of being concise 22:37 – influences on BZ’s poetry 24:51 – lack of modern-day public protests 27:03 – need for an internationalist political party 27:48 – should power go to those who want it? 29:19 – homosexuality in the UK 30:36 – would BZ consider remarrying? 31:23 – the nature of love 32:49 – should meat consumption be reduced? 34:14 – on his OBE rejection 35:32 – alternatives to the monarchy 36:46 – reciting a poem: ‘Who’s Who’
Benjamin Zephaniah on prison, politics, and the idea of remarrying