WE ARE NATIVE WOMEN: (GOOD NEWS FROM AMERICA.)

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Lemn Sissay

At long last. Some good news from America! Something worth sharing: WE ARE NATIVE WOMEN is An exhibition celebrating Native American women on the 400th anniversary of the death of Pocahontas. We Read more [...]

“Am I Dreaming?”

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Lemn Sissay

Thanks for reading my blog posts. I wish you well this year. I hope to make these blog posts more interesting in 2017. I can’t guarantee the fluidity of grammar you may find in finer writers. Read more [...]

Write More.

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Lemn Sissay

2017. Notes to self My motto in life is to inspire and be inspired. It’s not simple. Get it wrong and there's a long way to fall. Only a hypocrite says he inspires when uninspired himself. Read more [...]

From The Stars To The Stars by TV writer Sally Abbott.

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Lemn Sissay

"From The Stars To The Stars” Is a video of TV celebrities made exclusively for Care Leavers on Christmas Day at Lemn Sissay’s Christmas Dinners. This is a guest blog post from the woman who makes Read more [...]

How to Change The World: One Day at a Time..

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Lemn Sissay

Oxford. Leeds. Liverpool. Manchester. London. Who is spreading love? Who is changing the world on our doorstep? Is it al the volunteers from the London Christmas Dinner in the above photo? Read more [...]

42 days: The aeronautical engineer, Oscar Wilde and a BAFTA nomination.

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Lemn Sissay

This blog covers 42 days from Sept 6th October 18th and includes the one year landmark since my installation as Chancellor of University of Manchester. From The Institute of Directors on the roof tops Read more [...]

The Christmas Dinner How To Guide for Care Leavers 2017.

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Lemn Sissay

Welcome to The Guide Communications Food Chef and Maitre’d Venue and design Presents Finance - expenses and donations Referrals Volunteers Transport Vision and Read more [...]

WHAT IS THE CHRISTMAS DINNER & WHAT ARE THE SEVEN GOALS OF CHRISTMAS?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Lemn Sissay

What is The Christmas Dinner? It’s a Christmas Dinner for care leavers. Why not call it The Care leavers Christmas Dinner then? Would you want to come if it was called that!? Hey I’m asking the Read more [...]

Art Exhibition on Morning Poems opens in London

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Lemn Sissay

My morning tweets have been made into art by Felix Anaut. Visual Music and Poetry opens at The Menier Gallery at 51 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RU on 20th September until 1st October. Open each Read more [...]

I stopped drinking and started living.

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Lemn Sissay

The past 18 days I've mainly been writing the first episode of a series called Origin Stories for BBC radio 4. (It's 318 days since my installation as Chancellor.) Then there's been the publication Read more [...]