Writer, poet and Peaky Blinders actor Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Benjamin Zephaniah has died at the age of 65 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago.
A statement posted on his Instagram account confirmed he died in the early hours of Thursday.
Born and raised in Handsworth Birmingham, he was the son of a Barbadian postman and a Jamaican nurse. He was dyslexic and left school aged 13, unable to read or write.
He moved to London aged 22 and published his first book, Pen Rhythm.
Watch him recite one of his poems, Who's Who.
