The estate of Benjamin Zephaniah has been left in its entirety to myself, his wife, Qian Zephaniah. This includes all literary and music work and other assets. For this reason, I kindly request that any correspondence, regarding Benjamin Zephaniah, be [...]

The first ever Benjamin Zephaniah Day to celebrate the late poet’s life and legacy is fixed for Saturday 12 April 2025, at Brunel University of London. Led by Qian Zephaniah, Benjamin’s wife, the gathering falls on the beloved poet, writer, [...]

Qian Zephaniah will frequently update this website to keep the community informed about upcoming developments related to Benjamin.

It’s been more than two years since I did my last blog here, if you can call this a blog, as I keep saying. Actually, I could never be a blogger.

So, the new year is here. For the sake of organising myself and getting to places on time – I have to recognise that, unlike Christmas which I refuse to acknowledge. I just know too much about how it was [...]

I should now write a few things about the tour I’m about to start, but I want to start by talking about the tour that is just ending. Since May I have been touring with my band, The Revolutionary Minds, [...]