Benjamin Zephaniah: What has been your biggest disappointment?

Originally asked

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Recorded Benjamin Zephaniah said elsewhere, not written here

Not having children.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗

Others on this question

Jay McInerney American writer

That my critics remain healthy, despite violent attacks of spleen.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 June 2009 source ↗

Jeremy Kyle English radio and television presenter

My ears – disappointments that grow bigger each year.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 July 2010 source ↗

Not standing up to bullies.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 May 2025 source ↗

Enrique Iglesias Spanish singer

Trusting someone that was a fake.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2010 source ↗

In 1985, in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, sitting on the veranda with my grandmother, people-watching, and listening to poetry and local gossip.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗

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