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Saddened to hear the early passing of British poet, author and actor Benjamin Zephaniah. I started reading him only earlier this year and enjoyed his works quite a bit. Modern Rastafarian/beat-dub poet/street-style writing with plenty of humour and political bite. I recommend his poetry volumes...

Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo has passed away at the age of 81.

you gave me a black silk chicken hoping I’d eat it and get better you gave me a black silk chicken because I’ve been unwell I cooked up the black silk chicken devoured every bite I’m feeling a bit better truly a bit better I devoured every last bite of the entire black silk chicken leaving...

Egyptian novelist Bahaa Taher passed away last week at the age of 87.

Barbadian writer George Lamming has passed away at the age of 94. He's best known for his novel In the Castle of My Skin.

Filipino novelist and short-story writer F. Sionil José has died at 97.

Etel Adnan, Lebanese-American poet and painter, has died at 96.

Norwegian short-story writer and novelist Kjell Askildsen passed away on September 23rd at the age of 91. His story 'A Great Deserted Landscape' here.