100 words on a spoken word agent for a contemporary poet.

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

You’re feeding your talent by seeking a spoken word agent because you’re making time…. to write. The time to seek out a spoken word agent is when you are in demand. Not before. The idea that Read more [...]

Town of Runners film review

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

How could a dark Monday night get transformed into a bright evening? For me it happened sitting in a small film studio in Soho watching Town of Runners. This feature documentary, out in April, Read more [...]

100 words on career progression for a contemporary poet

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

If you spend your time fixating on the ladder of poets on your scene and analysing their success or failiure then there is only one place to look if you reach the top. Down. We are a community of poets. Read more [...]

The Dhow

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

The island where I am residing is a wade through waist high water to mainland Sri Lanka. Before setting out for the island I watch drift wood limbed fishermen drag a dhow down the beach to the Read more [...]

For Work For Love.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

Thanks for dropping by. It's rare I put up a poem. “For Work For Love” is commissioned by Workers of Art inspired by Thanet and was launched and projected onto The Turner Gallery in Margate, Read more [...]

100 words on the revenue streams of a contemporary poet.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

The revenue streams of a professional poet always come from the following places: TV, Radio, Theatre, Live Performances, Music collaborations, Recordings, Education, Residency, Commissions and Read more [...]

Three Random Acts.Short films for 2012: Elephant In The Room, Applecart Art and Torch.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

Galle Literary Festival Sri Lanka.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

Thanks for being here, for reading me. A car awaits us at Colombo airport. It’s a mere thirty degrees. Richard Dawkins sit’s behind and Ellah Allfrey the deputy editor at Granta in front. Get Read more [...]

Drama in Sri Lanka. The Play’s The Thing.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

I am a member of English PEN and I am committed to write this blog. Thanks for being a part of my life. So here goes. Shortly after Galle Literary Festival announced my attendance I received a message Read more [...]

The Last Holiday. A Memoir by Gil Scott-Heron

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lemn Sissay

It’s surprising that anyone can expect anything of his or her perspective in someone else’s memoir. The clue is in the title. Memoir. When we look in the mirror we see an image but we never see Read more [...]