Ben Okri

Ben Okri on his poem about Grenfell Tower

Name: Ben Okri on his poem about Grenfell Tower
Uploaded: 2017-06-29T14:56:18.686Z
Duration: 4 min 55 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Nigerian poet’s eulogy on London tragedy that killed at least 80 people

Nigerian writer Ben Okri reflects with FT Weekend editor Alec Russell on the Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed at least 80 people, and talks about the impassioned poem he has written about the tragedy and its wider significance.

June 29, 2017

Filmed by Nicola Stansfield and Steve Ager. Edited by Josh de la Mare.