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For Work For Love.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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Thanks for dropping by. It's rare I put up a poem.   “For Work For Love”   is commissioned by Workers of Art inspired by Thanet  and was launched and projected onto The Turner Gallery in Margate,  Read more [...]
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100 words on the revenue streams of a contemporary poet.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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The revenue streams of a professional poet always come from the following places:  TV,  Radio,  Theatre,  Live Performances,  Music collaborations, Recordings, Education, Residency, Commissions and Read more [...]
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Three Random Acts.Short films for 2012: Elephant In The Room, Applecart Art and Torch.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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Galle Literary Festival Sri Lanka.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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Thanks for being here, for reading me.   A car awaits us at Colombo airport. It’s a mere thirty degrees.  Richard Dawkins sit’s behind and Ellah Allfrey the deputy editor at Granta in front. Get Read more [...]
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Drama in Sri Lanka. The Play’s The Thing.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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I am a member of English PEN and I am committed to write this blog. Thanks for being a part of my life. So here goes.    Shortly after Galle Literary Festival announced my attendance  I received a message Read more [...]
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The Last Holiday. A Memoir by Gil Scott-Heron

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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It’s surprising that anyone can expect anything of his or her  perspective in someone else’s memoir. The clue is in the title.  Memoir. When we look in the mirror we see an image but we never see Read more [...]
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What’s the worst thing a poet can do?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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The poet should never be without a notepad.  The note pad is an artery.  You feel it beating.  You’re heart quickens each time you pick up the pen and write. Electrocardiograph lines spread across Read more [...]
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Names to watch in 2012.

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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Please add to this list of names to watch in 2012.  The only rule is you can’t put your own name on the list only people who will be creating exciting work in 2012.  Here are eight of mine:  writer Read more [...]
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Work in 2011. Part two of two.

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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We’re getting to the year-end now. November sees the end of The Superhero Project, which I put together for Ealing Social Services. It was  a four-month series of arts activity. On average Ealing brought Read more [...]
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Work in 2011. Part one of two.

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Lemn Sissay
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Here is a selection of my work 2011.   I presented One Love a documentary on Bob Marley broadcast on BBC World Service and Pieces of a Man a documentary on Gil Scott Heron broadcast on BBC radio 4. Click Read more [...]
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