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i like to think that tonight's aston villa win over PSG was for benjamin zephaniah on what would - & SHOULD - have been his 67th birthday.
he was practically perfect in every way - on palestine, non-human animals, the planet, equality & the monarchy - & i know this because he wouldn't have liked anyone holding him in such high esteem.
happy ben day, everyone.
#benjaminZephaniah #poet #actor #musician #film #music #vegan #freePalestine #gaza #astonVilla
digital pencil & ink illustration of magnificent & majorly missed human being, benjamin zephaniah. he regards you directly, smiling, his hands raised to either side & the index finger on each hand pointing off to the side. two lightning bolts (one green, the other red) balance above each finger. ben's on a mustard yellow background.
digital pencil & ink illustration of magnificent & majorly missed human being, benjamin zephaniah. he regards you directly, smiling, his hands raised to either side & the index finger on each hand pointing off to the side. ben's in shades of black, white, grey & cocoa on a deep lemon background.
it's kat! 🇵🇸✊🇱🇧
how am i just finding out that ben zed's desert island discs fave is 'take five' by the dave brubeck quartet & - AND - that 'the poetical works of shelley' is his book choice? i didn't think i could love him more.
it's kat! 🇵🇸✊🇱🇧
'i used to think of Shelley as just another one of those dead white poets who wrote difficult poetry for difficult people, but then I learnt how dedicated he was to justice & the liberation of the poor.'
this short piece that ben wrote for percy is just so fucking sweet.
https://benjaminzephaniah.com/my-man-shelley/
('my man shelley')
#benjaminZephaniah #percyByssheShelley #shelley #poetry #literature
#Poetry #literature #benjaminzephaniah #PercyByssheShelley #Shelley
MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸
Oooft. I don't think *anyone* should be bigging up Percy Shelley 😬
it's kat! 🇵🇸✊🇱🇧
well, i know he was problematic...but i'm still happy to big him up for many of the same reasons as BZ's cited.
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MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸
I'm just not altogether sure how dedicated he actually was to that particular cause, before you even start on the other stuff.
it's kat! 🇵🇸✊🇱🇧
which particular cause?
MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸
Erm, the one you mention in your quote?
" ... but then I learnt how dedicated he was to justice & the liberation of the poor.'
it's kat! 🇵🇸✊🇱🇧
ah, sorry. i thought you were referring to the whole of ben's essay.
i think he was extremely dedicated to it. there are myriad examples in ann wroe's 'being shelley'.
MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸
Oh, no! I haven't read Ben's essay yet.
I haven't read that book either, so I guess I need a lot more information about his life than I have at my disposal 🥰
it's kat! 🇵🇸✊🇱🇧
'being shelley' is an excellent start - but no reason to dive in unless you're actually interested in the subject. :) you might still come away thinking he's a fatuous dandy.
MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸
I didn't think he was a fatuous dandy - not entirely, anyway. But I clearly don't know enough about his pre-Mary days, outside the Not Good treatment of women.
Rage Rumbles 🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈 🔞
Have a read of "The Masque of Anarchy" written as a response to Peterloo

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/the-masque-of-anarchy/

#poetry

The Masque of Anarchy by Percy Bysshe Shelley - Scottish Poetry Library

As I lay asleep in Italy There came a voice from over the Sea And with great power it forth led me To walk in the visions of Poesy.
Scottish Poetry Library
#Poetry
MiniMia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸
Thanks, first in English Lit, I know the Masque of Anarchy.
it's kat! 🇵🇸✊🇱🇧
no first in anything, i don't think...but i, too, have read 'the masque of anarchy' several times. love it.
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