Benjamin Zephaniah
“I can honestly say I’ve not been tempted to give up veganism in 27 years.”
Benjamin Zephaniah is an English writer, dub poet and Rastafarian. He was included in The Times list of Britain’s top 50 post-war writers in 2008.
Zephaniah won the BBC Young Playwright’s Award. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by several universities, including the University of Birmingham, the University of North London, the University of Central England, Staffordshire University, London South Bank University, the University of Exeter and the University of Westminster.
Zephaniah is an enthusiastic advocate of veganism for ethical and health reasons.