Refugee Boy tour confirmed for 2014

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

Refugee Boy is brilliant novel written by Benjamin Zephaniah. It was adapted by yours truly for the stage and played a sell out run to great national reviews at West Yorkshire Playhouse earlier Read more [...]

From Charleston to The Island of Nantucket.

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

The Homeland Security guard in Boston Airport says my name as I walk by “Lemn”. I look at him. “I am Ethiopian” he says. We smile. We shake hands. I love being known to my people*. The flight Read more [...]

September. A month lived backwards

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

The night before hosting the awards at Charleston, a Bloomsbury Home and Garden, two nights before Nantucket I read at The Irish Literature Festival (pic on right) in Bangor Northern Ireland by invite Read more [...]

Help. Something strange is happening to my name

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

This is a call for help . I'm self conscious about it. Something strange is happening to my name. A few months ago if you google "lemn sissay" using speech marks the return number was 185,000 Read more [...]

Peace.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

Denial is not a river in Shetland

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

I predict Mrs Leask will not remove the Gollies from the shop. I never thought she would. I knew this before writing the original blog post. The Gollies define her. I can guarantee that Mrs Leasks stance Read more [...]

What do I do with the Golly I bought? Answers on a postcard please

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

It all started a few days ago when I saw a gang of them in a shop window. I bought this one: The Cricketer. Now what do I do with him? I am looking for wild ideas . I'll use your suggestion Read more [...]

Southbank Celebrates Mandela’s Birthday.

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

Leading writers, poets, musicians, performers and spoken word artists photographed on Wednesday 18 September, ahead of a sold out event at Southbank Centre in Nelson Mandela’s honour, where they read Read more [...]

In honour of Mandela.

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

Golly Blogging headlines the Shetland Times

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Lemn Sissay

Today the story broke in The Shetland Times . The headline reads "Shop owner considers closing after critisism for selling gollywog dolls”. I read poetry at Wordplay Festival in Shetland Island. Read more [...]