Imagine Nation - Benjamin Zephaniah

Poetry by Benjamin Zephaniah, Film by Eelyn Lee Productions, 2004.
Benjamin Zephaniah was commissioned by Creative Partnerships London East in 2004 to write a poem that explored the place of creativity in school for a seminar called Arts and Minds, for creative and education professionals. As relevant today as it was then.
IMAGINE NATION
You cannot hold, force or control
The brave imagination,
From paintings that are bright and bold
To poetry creation,
You cannot legislate against ideas
For you will find,
You cannot stop young pioneers,
It’s all in the mind.
Teachers inspire students and
Students inspire teachers,
And if done write throughout the land
We’ll all become great readers,
There’s joy in mathematics
When a beauty is designed,
There’s even art in physics,
It’s all in the mind.
Bring thought police in uniforms
The music will not stop,
Excited brains will not conform
And nor will sweet Hip-Hop,
Now schools can become temples
Where the students bump and grind,
It’s all so experimental,
It’s all in the mind.
We beings need adventure
Just like we need a heart,
It’s more than lazy leisure
Life’s empty without art,
Ideas are like the universe
They cannot be confined,
And our ideas are so diverse
It’s all in the mind.
When you look at all the negative
It’s only black and white,
But when you get creative
It’s all colour and light,
So why live in the darkness?
And why be colour-blind?
Our art brings love and brightness,
It’s all in the mind.
You cannot put a price upon
A dancer with great action,
Nor can you put a price upon
A teacher full of passion,
What’s possible is endless
When these talents are combined,
What’s possible is priceless,
And
It’s all in the mind.
Benjamin Zephaniah 2004

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