100 words on dangers of back-biting for a contemporary poet

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

In 100 words today I'm talking of a distraction from the creative process - back biting. Cultivating a fellow poet as an enemy is like finding an angry Marshmallow in the bag. You really have to do Read more [...]

Black Book Swap

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

This is Amanda Epe and we are discussing the event which has just finished. In contrast to the previous blog I'm at Black book swap in Brixton, an afternoon of literary discussion and debate. In Read more [...]

Chip on the Shoulder

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

Minutes after this photograph was taken in the small park at the centre of leafy De Beauvoir (East London) a man lolloped by on that pathway shouting “Black monkey” repeatedly. I was the only Read more [...]

If all the world’s a stage where does the audience sit?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

The title of this blog post should be said in a Belfast accent for full effect. This blog post is about some highlights in my week. It's an indulgence under the guise of keeping it for memory. It’s Read more [...]

Superman Was A Foundling

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

Artist Cornelia Parker Sound recordist Chris Watson and myself are 2014 fellows for Foundling Museum's 10th Anniversary Year. Past fellows include Grayson Perry and Jeremy Deller. The anniversary Read more [...]

Morning tweets

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

I've been asked to explain my morning tweets. For a few years each day between sunrise and 10am GMT I attempt to describe the morning and how I feel. It's best summarized in a Three MInute Epiphany Read more [...]

Parklife. One ticket one people.

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

In March Parklife festival tickets sold out. There’s 600 performers and 200 acts. This weekend an audience of 140.000 are partying at the largest municipal park in Europe. With stage and Read more [...]

Thankyou

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

Play video above while reading. Here are some reasons from the past ten days with the most heartfelt at the end. Ten days ago I made a request on facebook in search of an artist. I found Read more [...]

Keeping The House in Order: From Fact to Fiction #BBCF2F

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

Just before sleeping at 12.05am Monday I receive a text from a Leeto Thale “There’s a South Africa themed week of shows at The Royal Court”. After sleep later this same Monday morning Read more [...]

The World Premier that never was.

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Lemn Sissay

Last night the Manchester Evening News headline proclaimed “World Premier of Lemn Sissay’s A Child Like You at RNCM”. But it’s simply not true. Here’s the deal. The title “A child Like Read more [...]