#Michael Rosen

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[thethirdman8]

Don't Mention the Children – Don't Mention the Children

This poem was banned in Israel. Need I say more?

[dougielombax]

Who the hell was it who convinced me that Michael Rosen was DEAD?!

Fortunately this is not the case.

Michael Rosen is still very much alive!

Thank goodness.

[otisbeerdraws]

The King and Zelda encounter Michaeljuice (2009) 🎃⚡⚰️

Recreation of: https://youtu.be/h0AeB2n3SXc?t=122&si=h8Inw8wQRQznHBcj

[babybluesquid]

No Breathing in Class by Michael Rosen, narrowly transcribed in IPA. All his various noises are lovingly captured.

[stɹɪkt] [wihædətit͡ʃəhuwʌzso͡ʊstɹɪkt] [juwɝntɑlɑ͡ʊdtəbɹiðɪnhɚlɛsənz] [ʃijustəstændɑ͡ʊʔɪnðəfɹʌnt̚go͡ʊwɪŋ] [nõ͡ʊ̃ːbɹiːðɪng] [ændjuhædðəho͡ʊlmɔɹnɪŋtugɪʔθɹu] [h↓ːpʰðəwikwʌnzd͡ʒʌsjustəkilo͡ʊvɚændɑ͡ɪːjədhɪɹðɛmgo͡ʊwɪŋdɑ͡ʊnbɪhɑ͡ɪnd͡ʒju] [kʰbumkʰbumkʰbum] [ɛnðɛɹwəzəwɑ͡ɪnɪkɪdgo͡ʊwɪŋ]  [mɪ̃s̪kənɑ͡ɪgo͡ʊwɑ͡ʊʔəndus̯ʌmbɹĩðɪŋ] [ɛnʃidse͡ɪno͡ʊjugɑʔɑlple͡ɪtɑ͡ɪmtəduwɪʔ] [ɛno͡ʊgo͡ʊwɑnmɪso͡ʊgo͡ʊwɑn] [d͡ʒuno͡ʊɛðəbɪgɪnɪŋəvðəwikðɛɹwɝfɔɹtɪje͡ɪt̚kɪdzɪnmɑ͡ɪklɑs] [æʔðiɛndəvðəwikðɛɹwɚo͡ʊnlifɑ͡ɪvəvðɛmlɛft] [jɛd͡ʒuno͡ʊɛʔðiɛndəvðəde͡ɪjudbistɛpɪŋo͡ʊvɚkɪdzd͡ʒʌstəgɪɾɑ͡ʊʔðəɹum] [h↓o͡ʊno͡ʊː] [ðɛɹzmɛlənɪ] [ðætsəʃe͡ɪmʃiwəzɹɪlɪnɑ͡ɪs] [ðɛɹzde͡ɪv] [hŋhŋ] [hɑɹdlʌkde͡ɪvɑlwɛznujuwɚəbɪʔwik] [d͡ʒuno͡ʊpipl̩se͡ɪtəmi] [ɪfðætst͡ʃɹu] [hɑ͡ʊkʌmjɔɹhɪɹtətɛlðəte͡ɪl] [fɛɹɪnʌfænɑltɛlju] [ɪtsbikɔːzwɛnɑ͡ɪwəzɪnskul] [wijustəsɪtætdɛskswidɪnt̚sɪʔɹɑ͡ʊnte͡ɪbl̩zlʌ͡ɪkjədunɑ͡ʊ] [wijustəsɪtætdɛskswɪθlɪdz] [ænsʌməvəsfɪgɚdɑ͡ʊʔ] [wʌʔjuhædtəduwʌzsnæːt͡ʃ] [əkwɪkbɹɛθʌndɚðədɛsklɪdwɛnʃiwʌzn̩t̚lʊkɪŋ] [so͡ʊwʌnsmɔɹfɹʌmðəbigɪnɪŋ] [↓nõ͡ʊ̃bɹĩðɪŋ] [h↓ːpʰðəwikwʌnz] [kʰbm̩kʰbm̩kʰbm̩] [ðəwɑ͡ɪnɪwʌnzmɪ̃s̪kənɑ͡ɪgo͡ʊwɑ͡ʊʔəndusʌmbɹĩðɪŋ] [nõ͡ʊ̃jugɑɾɑlple͡ɪtɑ͡ɪmtəduwɪʔ] [o͡ʊgo͡ʊwɑnmɪso͡ʊgo͡ʊwɑ] [ʌslɑʔ] [pʰhh↓hh↓pʰu̥mæʔ] [ðæʔwʌzðəmɪste͡ɪk] [sːlæmɪŋðədɛsklɪdɑ͡ʊn] [ɪfjəme͡ɪdənɔ͡ɪzwɪθðədɛsklɪdɪʔwʌzɑ͡ʊtʰ] [skulpɹɪzn̩] [ðɛɹwʌzəskulpɹɪzn̩ʌndɚniθðəskulhɑlwɝðe͡ɪjustəstɹɪŋjuəpfɹʌmðəwɑlbɑɹz] [fw̥p] [mɪ̃s̪] [ɑ͡ɪbɪnʌphɪɹfɔɹθɹiwiks] [ɛnðɛɹzɹæts] [ænðɛɹnɪblɪŋmɑ͡ɪto͡ʊne͡ɪlz] [so͡ʊwɑ͡ɪfɪgɚdɪɾɑ͡ʊt̚] [wʌt͡ʃjəhædtəduwʌzpʊʔjɚθʌmɹɑ͡ʊnðiɛd͡ʒəvðədɛsklɪd] [so͡ʊwɛnɪʔwɛnt̚dɑ͡ʊn] [ɪtdɪdn̩t̚me͡ɪkɛnɪnɔ͡ɪzɛtal] [wʌntsmɔɹfɹʌmðibigɪnɪŋ] [↓nõ͡ʊ̃bɹĩðɪŋ] [h↓pʰðəwikwʌnzkʰbumkʰbm̩kʰbm̩] [ðəwɑ͡ɪnɪwʌnzmɪs̪kənɑ͡ɪgo͡ʊwɑ͡ʊʔɛndusʌmbɹiðɪŋ] [no͡ʊjugɑɾɑlple͡ɪtɑ͡ɪmtuduwɪʔɛno͡ʊgo͡ʊwɑnmɪso͡ʊgo͡ʊɑn] [ðizʌðɚkɪdz] [pʰhh↓hh↓bu̥m] [ɑ͡ʊtskulpɹɪzn̩] [fw̥ʊʔ] [mɪːsɑ͡ɪbɪnʌphɪɹfɔɹθɹiwiksɛnðɛɹz] [ɹætsɛnðɛɹnɪblɪŋ] [mɑ͡ɪto͡ʊne͡ɪlzmɪs] [mi] [θʌmɹɑ͡ʊnðiɛd͡ʒəvðədɛsk] [pʰhh↓hh↓] [no͡ʊnɔ͡ɪzætɔl] [sɝvɑ͡ɪvəl]

[meleemario720]

Happy Michael Rosen day y'all!!!

[hereswhere]

[cyber-corp]

My dealer: got some straight gas 🔥😛 this strain is called “Michael Rosen” you’ll be zonked out of your gourd 💯

Me: yeah whatever I don’t feel shit

5 minutes later: Dude I swear I saw the Skyfoogle escape over at the tent round our way

My buddy Harrybo pacing: The Lollipop Lady is lying to us

[probablyasocialecologist]

I’ve met some of the nurses since who were in my ward. Many have found it incredibly difficult. They are going through a form of PTSD, suffering nightmares from the stress of the pandemic. We have to be careful using military metaphors, but it was much like the horrors that people in wartime face. They faced enormous amounts of death on a daily basis. There were only eleven bays in my ward; it was expanded to twenty-four in the same space. The nurses were going between two, three, four patients sometimes. They say that in one of the letters. And if you leave an intensive care patient, you might be leaving them at the moment they’re experiencing a crisis, but someone else’s crisis is more critical. Some of my fellow patients were copping it because of clotting, and the hospitals were only just discovering that blood clots were forming because of Covid. There were people dying of suffocation due to a cytoplasm storm, a powerful immune reaction. They just couldn’t get the air into them quickly enough. It was shocking, sometimes horrific. And these medical workers are often young people, so many of them were between 22 and 30. It was an enormous burden. I still don’t think we have found a national means to deal with that trauma. So many died, so many people, millions in fact, lost loved ones. And then there’s all of those who worked through it. Nobody has seen fit to mark it properly, apart from one small ceremony which I took part in at Westminster Abbey. They’re nervous about creating a national day or a national place. There’s an improvised place, hurrah for that, but there was no official recognition. I don’t think the monarchy or the cabinet were there, certainly no leading figures. The representatives of the major religions were [there], to their credit. If it had been a war in which 200,000 died, there would have been recognition.

[beautifullymacabre]

From Michael Rosen's Sad Book

Sometimes you find commonality in Kafka; sometimes you find commonality in children's books

Michael Rosen gets it, and it breaks my heart that he does.

[denimbex1986]

'Writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah has died aged 65, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago.

A statement posted on his Instagram account confirmed he died in the early hours of Thursday.

The statement said Zephaniah's wife "was with him throughout and was by his side when he passed".

"We shared him with the world and we know many will be shocked and saddened by this news," it added.

Zephaniah was born and raised in Handsworth, Birmingham, the son of a Barbadian postman and a Jamaican nurse. He was dyslexic and left school aged 13, unable to read or write.

He moved to London aged 22 and published his first book, Pen Rhythm.

His early work used dub poetry, a Jamaican style of work that has evolved into the music genre of the same name, and he would also perform with the group The Benjamin Zephaniah Band.

As Zephaniah's profile grew, he became a familiar face on television and was credited with bringing Dub Poetry into British living rooms.

He also wrote five novels as well as poetry for children, and his first book for younger readers, Talking Turkeys, was a huge success upon its publication in 1994.

On top of his writing work, Zephaniah was an actor and appeared in the BBC drama series Peaky Blinders between 2013 and 2022.

He played Jeremiah "Jimmy" Jesus, appearing in 14 episodes across the six series.

Zephaniah famously rejected an OBE in 2003 due to the association of such an honour with the British Empire and its history of slavery.

"I've been fighting against empire all my life, fighting against slavery and colonialism all my life," he told The Big Narstie Show in 2020.

"I've been writing to connect with people, not to impress governments and monarchy. So I could I then accept an honour that puts the word Empire on to my name? That would be hypocritical.

He often spoke out about issues such as racial abuse and education.

When he was younger, Zephaniah served a prison sentence for burglary and received a criminal record.

In 1982, Zephaniah released an album called Rasta, which featured the Wailers' first recording since the death of Bob Marley.

It also included a tribute to the then-political prisoner Nelson Mandela, who would later become South African president.

In an interview in 2005, Zephaniah said growing up in a violent household led to him assuming that was the norm.

He recalled: "I once asked a friend of mine, 'What do you do when your dad beats your mum?' And he went: 'He doesn't.'

"I said, 'Ah, you come from one of those, like, feminist houses. So, what do you do when your mum beats your dad?'"

In 2012, he was chosen to guest edit an edition of BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Zephaniah was nominated for autobiography of the year at the National Book Awards for his work, The Life And Rhymes Of Benjamin Zephaniah, which was also shortlisted for the Costa Book Award in 2018.

During a Covid-19 lockdown, Zephaniah recited one of his poems in a video for the Hay Festival.

"Benjamin was a true pioneer and innovator. He gave the world so much," the statement announcing his death said.

"Through an amazing career including a huge body of poems, literature, music, television and radio, Benjamin leaves us with a joyful and fantastic legacy."

A statement from the Black Writers' guild, which Zephaniah helped establish, said: "Our family of writers is in mourning at the loss of a deeply valued friend and a titan of British literature. Benjamin was a man of integrity and an example of how to live your values."

Others paying tribute included author Michael Rosen, who said: "I'm devastated. I admired him, respected him, learnt from him, loved him. Love and condolences to the family and to all who loved him too."

Actress Adjoa Andoh posted: "We have lost a Titan today. Benjamin Zephaniah. Beautiful Poet, Professor, Advocate for love and humanity in all things. Heartbroken. Rest In Your Power - our brother."

Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy said in a statement: "Benjamin was a truly gifted and beautiful human being.

"A generational poet, writer, musician and activist. A proud Brummie and a Peaky Blinder. I'm so saddened by this news."

Broadcaster Trevor Nelson said: "So sad to hear about the passing of Benjamin Zephaniah. Too young, too soon, he had a lot more to give. He was a unique talent."

Singer-songwriter and musician Billy Bragg added: "Very sorry to hear this news. Benjamin Zephaniah was our radical poet laureate. Rest in power, my friend."

Comedian, actor and writer Lenny Henry said: "I was saddened to learn of the passing of my friend Benjamin Zephaniah. His passion for poetry, his advocacy for education for all was tireless."

Writer Nels Abbey said: "To call this crushing news is a massive understatement. He was far too young, far too brilliant and still had so much to offer. A loss we'll never recover from."

The X/Twitter account for Premier League football club Aston Villa, whom Zephaniah supported said everyone at the club was "deeply saddened" by the news.

"Named as one of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008, Benjamin was a lifelong Aston Villa fan and had served as an ambassador for the AVFCFoundation. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time."'

[georgemiser]

Speaking from experience, this is one of the best Youtube Poops that you're ever going to see in your life! The fact that the creator gets so little attention for his amazing works is virtually criminal and an offence I hope to correct by sharing this unfairly overlooked display of YTP mastery with you. Enjoy and please like and comment on the actual video if you can. Thanks!

[doyouhavethisplush]

Do you have this plush?

We're Going on a Bear Hunt Bear, by Rainbow Designs

[7khz]

Remember, the blank page is your friend: it doesn't laugh at you, it doesn't sneer at you. It doesn't say that you're no good. It doesn't say, 'Who do you think you are, kidding yourself you can write?' It just takes what you write. It's just there for you. And when you write on the blank page, what you've written is there for you to look at and to think about. If you want to, you can then share it.

some advice for creating, from 'Getting Better' by Michael Rosen. make the blank page your friend! :')

[sparklelicious84]

I have no school tomorrow also!