BEN OKRI
This Christmas, the FT commissioned Ben Okri to write ‘The Songbird’s Silence’ for the FT and Zoological Society of London
Tuesday 7 January 2020
This Christmas, the FT commissioned Booker Prize winner Ben Okri to write a children’s story. ‘The Songbird’s Silence’ is based on the very real issue of deforestation and is part of the FT Appeal for conservation charity the Zoological Society of London: https://t.co/1d8DDUwOzB pic.twitter.com/Y0NXHpmU2f
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 17, 2019
Latest Book
A Fire in My Head
Poetry (2021) - Apollo
A powerful collection of new and recently completed poems by Ben Okri covering topics of the day, such as the refugee crisis, racism, Obama, the Grenfell Tower fire, and the Corona outbreak. In our times of crisis The mind has its powers This book brings together many of Ben Okri’s most acclaimed and politically charged…