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Bomb Scares and Shootings (Highlights of the Week)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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The week sparks off  in rehearsals for Benjamin Zephaniah’s Refugee Boy which I’ve adapted for stage  at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, and it feels good. Over the next 3 days I watch  actors Read more [...]
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Who Were You On The Day I Shot You?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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Who Were You On The Day I Shot You? was written to accompany a series of Panoramic shots - seen here in the independent -  taken of the people of Preston and hung at Lancashire Museum in Preston. The Read more [...]
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Gulzar to open 4th Karachi Literature Festival

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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Gulzar is one of the most renown poets in the world.  He'll be  at 4th Karachi Literature Festival in Pakistan. And so will I in a few days - visa pending -  Insha'Allah.  I am honored to visit Pakistan Read more [...]
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Careleavers: A photo with me in Preston?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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Care Leavers with connection to Preston - are you free on Thursday Feb 7th for a photo with me?   Dovetail are holding an exhibition of Panoramas at The Museum of Lancashire in Preston. It was featured Read more [...]
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This song makes me feel good: BB King sings Better Not Look Down.

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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On Wednesday I'll be the guest on a show called One on One for BBC radio Leeds. It's a one hour interview where I choose ten of my favourite tunes.  This will be one of them. Get your headphones on and Read more [...]
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Pre-register for TedX at Houses of Parliament 14th June 2013

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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This event at The Houses of Parliament will sell out quickly so pre-register now. I'm speaking at this next one.  It's TEDx  at  Houses of Parliament. It's going to be  special.  The last one was. Read more [...]
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First poster of Refugee Boy

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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You can steal my computer but not the present.

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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This is a rundown of the week just passed. It began with robbery.  Within 12 hours of a thief in the night  sneaking away with  my computer I am stepping onto the  stage at RADA studios  for a BBC Read more [...]
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Drunk and Driving happy as a clam.

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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It was late. I was very drunk and driving home happy as a clam. I knew I shouldn't but the city had long gone to sleep. I couldn't tell if the window was steaming up because of the heater or if I was taking Read more [...]
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My Care Enquiry for the Care Inquiry.

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Lemn Sissay
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There are  nearly 25,000 children's social workers in England alone.   If you add to these the estimated numbers of professionals who work for children in care at Non Government Organisations including Read more [...]
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