A trailblazing Liverpool poet thought an email telling him he'd been nominated for a Citizen of Honour Award was a hoax.
Writer, Dub Poet and entertainer Levi Tafari said he originally ignored the email he received from Liverpool Council, believing the message was a joke. But when a second email arrived Levi, from Toxteth, finally allowed himself to believe it was true.
Levi specialises in Dub Poetry, stemming from his Jamaican heritage and culture. With over 40 years of writing and performing the accolade was a fitting recognition of his past, present and no doubt future works following a unanimous vote to grant the award.