Benjamin Zephaniah: Kids read their favourite poems

Lots of people all around the world have been paying tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah, who died this week.

He was a writer, an actor, and a poet. You might have read some of his poems in school.

Children from a school in Manchester told Newsround about their favourite Benjamin Zephaniah poems, and what his poetry meant to them.

You can read more about his life here.