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Topic: RIP Benjamin Zephaniah (Read 7223 times)
dave shelley
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Re: RIP Benjamin Zephaniah
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Reply #60 on:
December 09, 2023, 08:55:31 AM »
As well as everything else that has been said, we'll miss that smile.
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Re: RIP Benjamin Zephaniah
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December 09, 2023, 08:56:32 AM »
I really hope they play that just before kick off when most of the crowd are at their seats, he deserves that.
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They played it before the Albion FA Cup home game ( Saturday evening) ,it was spine tingling.
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https://x.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/1733459541218451748?t=IUO2stV8s9oG2kxUiN9VXg&s=08
A lovely tribute from a fellow poet.
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Re: RIP Benjamin Zephaniah
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December 09, 2023, 02:04:55 PM »
Rosen is another guy who will make the world a sadder place when he is gone. I also didn't realise Roger McGough was still going until I saw his tribute to Benjamin on the BBC.
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Rip Benjamin you will be missed
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