The Echoes poetry competition to celebrate Write Out Loud's 20th anniversary is now open.  Judged by Neil Astley.

Competition closes in 7 days, 3 hours. Get details and Enter.

Tags from last 12 months

satire (12) humour (9) social satire (6) war poetry (3) nostalgia (3) pubs (2) autumn (2) Fall (2) renewal (2) death (2) New Year (2) Resolutions (2) new years day (2) dystopia (2)

Benjamin Zephaniah (Remove filter)

Recent Comments

Profile image

andyveracity@icloud.com

andyports1961@gmail.com

Contact via WOL logo

The Best Poet's Name

by R A Porter

entry picture

William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman have alliterative names

For Norman Nicholson  and Stevie Smith  you may say the same

Sassoon with his Siegfried and Porter with his Peter

Were destined to have mastery of rhythm, form and meter

 

Marvell at the metaphysical, let Pope raise you higher

But the best poet’s name is Benjamin Zephaniah 

 

Some poets’ names onomatopoeically enth...

Read and leave comments (4)

🌷(4) 

Wednesday 27th March 2024 6:23 pm

Benjamin Zephaniah   tribute

Archive

  • 2024 (1)

This site uses only functional cookies that are essential to the operation of the site. We do not use cookies related to advertising or tracking. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message