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robotpussy · 5 months

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RIP Benjamin Zephaniah (15th April 1958 – 7th December 2023)

Dub poet, novelist, lyricist and playwright, Dr. Benjamin Zephaniah paved the way for so many black british writers with his pen. His work focussed on racism within the UK and colonialism.

It is so cliche to start talking about somebody's work once they pass away but I would like to do so anyway:

"Too Black Too Strong" (2001) - Poems that address the struggles of black Britain that, compared to his works before, are much more forceful. Some of the poems featured in this were written when he was working with Michael Mansfield QC and other Tooks barristers on the Stephen Lawrence case. (Available on The Anarchist Library)

"Propa Propaganda" (1996) - His second collection of poetry that continues to surround around the themes of anti-colonialism, racism and anti-establishment features some of his most famous works such as "I Have a Scheme", "The Angry Black Poet" and "White Comedy"

"Rasta Time in Palestine" (1990) - a travelogue and a collection of poetry he wrote while visiting occupied Palestinian territories. (Available on Internet Archive). Zephaniah was an avid supporter of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and attended demonstrations calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. The photo above is of Zephaniah at a London Protest in 2010.

#benjamin zephaniah #poetry #rest in power #free palestine #black britain #he has always been one of the my favourite poets I'm still heartbroken over this

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moonlitmeeks · 3 years

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pumpkin carving with gerard pitts headcanons !

type; headcanons

warnings; mentions of knives, swearing

request; okay - i’ve always headcanoned that pitts is a fall guy. always has been, always will be. that’s why his ideal date is pumpkin carving [if you catch my drift ;)] could i possibly gets a pitts x reader pumpkin carving date (with as much chaos as possible?) - @pretentious-strikes

a/n; combining two of my favourite things i see, thank u for this bestie <33 i loved writing this,, so i hope you like it

since you and pitts first started dating, you knew that autumn was his absolute favourite time of year

he always wants to do really cute seasonal dates with you, and how can you say no?

so when he suggests pumpkin carving together, you’re all for it

but first, you have to get the pumpkins, which is a feat in itself

you turn up to the pumpkin patch and pitts looks like he’s going to explode, he’s so excited

he’ll pull you through, trying to find the perfect pumpkin for you both

pitts insists he gets a bigger one and you get a smaller one, because it matches you guys

and if he wasn’t so cute about suggesting it, you would’ve rolled your eyes

but anyways, onto the carving!

you sit opposite of each other, so you can do a dramatic reveal once your pumpkins are done

you initially decided to buy those ‘pumpkin carving’ kits, you know the ones

it doesn’t take long for you to ditch them however, as they’re never really that good

pitts hates taking the innards out

however, if you also hate it, he’ll do it for you

you know, cause he loves you

“are you allowed to eat this stuff?” “please don’t.” “okay.”

you’ll both tease each other with the ‘goop’, threatening to put it in each other’s hair

and maybe some will actually end up in his hair

“accidentally”, of course

now it’s time to decide on designs

whilst you go for a jack skellington type face, pittsie decides he’s going to wing it and see where he ends up

yeah, he’s a creative one

although i also think he’s totally the type of person to get the world’s biggest pumpkin and carve a tiny :D into it and that’s it

(totally not what i did last year. anyways.)

pitts is very over zealous with the knife

like. extremely careless.

he’s just focused on his art okay

“pittsie, i love you, but you’re going to take your eye out if you aren’t careful”

you have to keep an eye on him just in case

“y/n, stop peeking!” “i’m not!”

of course, you have to put on some halloween-esque music as you carve

michael jackson’s thriller is a must

your pumpkin is coming along great, and judging from pitts’s focused face, his is too

that is, until you hear a ‘shit!’ come from your poor boyfriend

half of his pumpkin has caved in.

he turns it round to show you that his once meticulously carved fang-filled mouth has broken off, leaving just a regular looking mouth

you try not to laugh, but the devastation on his face at such a minor inconvenience is certainly amusing

“you’re laughing. this is the worst day of my life and you’re laughing.”

yeah, pitts is upset to say the least

but a few kisses from you cheers him up pretty fast

he decides to just go with it, instead creating a freakishly large mouth that works just as well

when you're both done, and do your grand reveals, candles are grabbed and placed inside

you both turn the lights off together and admire how they look at lit up

and although pitts is still mourning the loss of his masterpiece, he can't deny you've done a great job

plus he's had the best time doing something he loves with the person he loves

i too have had my pumpkin design cave in last minute and i'm still heartbroken over it </3

taglist; @thesilverskull @mendesxruel @pretentious-strikes @yer-erster @tall-my-beloved @caffeineconstellations @star-dust-2317

dead poets society masterlist <3

#becca’s writing <3 #dead poets society #dps #dead poets society headcanons #dead poets society x reader #gerard pitts #gerard pitts headcanons #gerard pitts x reader

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