Eight glorious days in Addis Ababa

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

Ethiopian Airlines welcomed me to Addis with a red yellow and green bouquet of flowers in my hotel room at The Hilton. I'm here i to launch "Let There be Peace". It is the first landmark poem in Read more [...]

Ethiopian Airlines All-Women Flight.

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

Ethiopian Airlines made history Wednesday by sending an all-female crew on a flight from Addis Ababa to Bangkok, Thailand. Captain Amsale Gualu was assisted by co-pilot, Selam Tesfaye, The flight Read more [...]

WHAT IS THE CHRISTMAS DINNER?

Posted on November 13, 2015 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 [...]

All the music from Desert Island Discs.

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

Here are all eight songs featured on my Desert Island Discs. 1. Taitu by Yegna ft Aster Aweke 2. Says by Nils Frahm 3. Amazing Grace by The Scottish Dragoon Guards 4. Symphony Read more [...]

Desert Island Discs.

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

What a month. I can’t reply to all the messages of gratitude I’ve received after my appearance on Desert Island Discs. But know this; I have read every single word of every single message Read more [...]

The Three Christmas Dinners – Contact details

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

This is my absolute favorite project. Click for the HOW TO GUIDE. The aim of the Christmas dinner is that the community come together for the care leaver. There are three Christmas Dinners running Read more [...]

The Installation of Chancellor (Full Video)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

On Wednesday October 14th I was installed as Chancellor of The University of Manchester. I was also conferred a Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa. The citation was written and delivered by Professor Jeanette Read more [...]

Inspired? I need you.

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

The best thing I’ve ever done is to organize Christmas Dinners for Care Leavers between the ages of 16 and 30. This year I’ve created a HOW TO GUIDE which you can DOWNLOAD HERE. Itl shows how Read more [...]

The fierce power of film in the fight for power.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

There are a thousand people at the Odeon cinema for The Northern Premier of Suffragette this evening. Most are women. Don’t see that everyday. The actors are mostly women too. Don’t see that everyday Read more [...]

Comets and Candles.

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Lemn Sissay

New poets enter the poetry world with all the urgency and brilliance of comets only to be informed that the trail of fire behind them and the scorching light they carry within amounts to "a good performance” Read more [...]