Lemn Sissay

This is a walkthrough of Salander. Salander is my recent exhibition at The Roundhouse. It is a way of displaying poetry by young people in care from 28th November to 1st December . Salander works Read more [...]

In South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission proponents of apartheid were absolved if they admitted their crimes. Murder, rape, torture, child abuse. The “Perpetrators of violence could Read more [...]

This Christmas Dinner in Manchester is inspired by The Tope Project who did it first in London last year. Louise Wallwein writes on the crowdfunder site "The Christmas Dinner is a pop up organisation Read more [...]

I check with The Christmas Dinner referral team to see how many care leavers are confirmed. Twenty five. There's space for 45. I’m told an anxious young man has telephoned saying he needed travel Read more [...]

South Africa gave us much more than we gave it. Its exiled artists for example. In the mid 1960's The Last Poets were named from a poem by Keorapetse_Kgositsile an exile in NY who atteneded the Read more [...]

If you have a good idea for the community in Britain there is a way to make it happen. Thankyou Louise Wallwein from The Christmas Dinner team. Louise had the idea to approach crowdfunder.co.uk to raise Read more [...]

GOODBYE NELSON MANDELA

We need a Christmas choir on Christmas day. Can U Help. Read more [...]

My friend Claire Grove died. Before she died her husband Pete asked us to send her written accounts of our day to day lives. This is the last one I never sent. I found it on dec 21st. I uploaded Read more [...]

That's me and Claire in the studio at Bush House 2010. Today was my second only funeral. Ever. It’s not that people don’t die. Her name is Claire Grove and there’s something to learn from her. Read more [...]

Lemn Sissay

The world of Lemn Sissay

The Salander Walkthrough

Reconciliation. Truth. South Africa. Lies.

What is The Christmas Dinner and how is it doing?

Places for care leavers at The Christmas Dinner.

A living museum on a dying day

Thankyou crowdfunders #TCD2013

Madiba Madiba Madiba Madiba!! Goodbye Madiba.

Christmas choir for care leavers in Manchester. Help?

My last Message to Claire Grove

Claire Grove’s last bash.