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The Relational Social Work PodcastLemn Sissay: Gold from the Stone – care, poetry and Christmas dinnersSend us a textThis week Hannah and Matt are joined by Lemn Sissay, poet, writer and founder and trustee of the Gold from the Stone Foundation. In this episode Lemn shares his experiences of being a young person in care and leaving care, and the importance of love and care in the care system. We discuss poetry, writing, the Gold from the Stone Foundation, and Lemn flips the episode and asks Matt and Hannah about their experiences of social work.Thank you for listening to The Relational Social Work Podcast. We are always interested...2025-06-2354 min
The Guilty Feminist410. Fostering with Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Rebekah Pierre, Sarah Thomas and Lemn SissayThe Guilty Feminist 410. FosteringPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Kiri Pritchard-McLean with guests Rebekah Pierre, Sarah Thomas and Lemn SissayRecorded 15 July 2024 at Kings Place. Released 16 September.The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Kiri Pritchard-McLeanhttps://www.instagram.com/kiri_pritchard_mcleanhttps://www.kiripritchardmclean.co.ukMore about Rebekah Pierrehttps://twitter.com/RebekahPierre92https://unbound.com/books/free-loaves-on-fridaysMore about Sarah Thomashttps://twitter...2024-09-161h 02
Tuesday Book Club Reviews with AnitaMy Library Picks: Book Review: My Name is Why by Lemn SissayI review a book written by Lemn Sissay on his childhood experiences of being in foster care, children's home and eventually in an 'assessment' centre, that seemed like more of a juvenile detention centre.2024-05-2113 min
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRHLSTP Book Club 92 - Lemn SissayBook Club #92 - Let The Light Pour In - It’s another live podcast, this time with the remarkable poet and playwright Lemn Sissay MBE OBE and more honours than you can shake a stick at. They discuss the comedy scene in Manchester in the early 90s, how writing a quatrain a day has led to this collection of amusing, thoughtful and brilliant poetry and acts as an inspiration to us all to write something every day, for ourselves. They also discuss Lemn’s heartbreaking, yet powerful autobiography “My Name Is Why” telling about his childhood, the betrayal of his foster fam...2024-04-121h 08
Happy PlaceLemn Sissay: Foster care, belonging, and snake charming“Am I mad, or did it happen?” This is a question that poet Lemn Sissay regularly finds himself asking. Having grown up in care, he has no family members to bear witness to his life experiences; is his understanding of his own identity correct? In this chat with Fearne, Lemn talks through why it’s important for us not to compare trauma, that everything’s relative, and no one deserves more or less empathy. He also exposes the reality of the care system in the UK, and offers practical ways for all of us to help thos...2024-04-0152 min
My Time CapsuleEp. 345 - Lemn SissayLemn Sissay is a a BAFTA nominated International prize winning writer, broadcaster and poet who has had the MOST extraordinary life. Please listen to his intro to find out more! Lemn was the official poet of the London 2012 Olympics, joined the Booker Prize judging panel in 2020, he’s also won The Pen Pinter Prize and a Points of Light Award, was elected as chancellor of the University of Manchester in 2015, he was awarded an MBE in 2010 for services to literature and then in 2021 was awarded an OBE and he has been a guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs...2023-12-041h 07
Dream SpaceEp 10: Lemn SissayIn this episode the acclaimed poet, writer, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay takes us through his nature-inspired Dream Space. The writer and poet invites you to get lost in a forest or simply watch a sunrise on repeat with friends. On the soundtrack? New music from Loyle Carner and Arlo Parks. On the menu? The best cuisine from around the world, of course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-11-1327 min
PodsongsOUTSIDE LOOKING IN: Lemn Sissay inspires a new David Knopfler songEpisode 143 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song— David Knopfler speaks to Lemn Sissay, British poet, author and broadcaster, as inspiration for a new song called 'On the Outside', which will be released as a single on 17th November 2023
Stream the song: https://ffm.to/on-the-outside
ON THE OUTSIDE
Never quite at home
Always you’re alone
Always on the outside
Riding out the storm
So where do we now start
Where do we begin
Never looking outside
Always looking in
Always on the outside
And never quite at home
Always on the...2023-11-082h 00
Listen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Literature, Comedy, Satire & ParodyLemn Sissay is the One and Only: A BBC Radio 4 Series by Lemn SissayPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702593to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Lemn Sissay is the One and Only: A BBC Radio 4 Series
Author: Lemn Sissay
Narrator: Terry Galloway, Cornelius Walker, Donna Ludford, Tony Walsh, Henry Normal
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 51 minutes
Release date: November 2, 2023
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Publisher's Summary:
Award-winning writer Lemn Sissay explores the idea of uniqueness across different aspects of his life 'Creative, surprising - and unique' The Telegraph If you Google 'Lemn Sissay', all the results will be about him - he's the only person in the world with that name. But that's not the...2023-11-021h 51
Stirring it up with Andi and Miquita OliverLemn Sissay - Let The Light Pour InAward winning poet Lemn Sissay joins Andi and Miquita over a meal of coconut rice, barbecued aubergine, spiced roast pumpkin and curried chicken. Lemn brings his good friend, hairdresser Subrina Kidd. , Lemn's beautiful new book, the joy of words, the meaning of community, the joy of service, and the importance of hair for identity are all discussed as a joyful lunch turned into a laughter filled evening. An Offscript Production, and Yaya Production. Produced by Tayo Popoola. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-2644 min
Therapy WorksLemn Sissay on foster care and finding forgivenessIn this profoundly moving episode, we have the honor of conversing with Lemn Sissay OBE FRSL, a distinguished British author and broadcaster. Lemn's remarkable journey takes us from his role as the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics to his tenure as the Chancellor of the University of Manchester from 2015 to 2022. However, beyond these accolades, lies a life story that is both heart-wrenching and awe-inspiring.Key Discussion Points:The Emotional Hiroshima: Lemn describes the profound impact of his childhood experiences, particularly the 'emotional Hiroshima' he endured as a 12-year-old child...2023-10-041h 02
Dive Into This Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Let the Light Pour In by Lemn SissayPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/151336to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Let the Light Pour In
Author: Lemn Sissay
Narrator: Lemn Sissay
Format: mp3
Length: 35 mins
Release date: 09-21-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Themes & Styles
Publisher's Summary:
For the past decade, Lemn Sissay has composed a short poem as dawn breaks each morning. Life-affirming, witty and full of wonder, these poems chronicle his own battle with the dark and are fuelled by resilience and defiant joy. Let the Light Pour In is a collection of the best of these poems, and a book celebrating this morning practice.2023-09-2135 min
Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-MurthyPoet Lemn Sissay on growing up in the care system, racism and finding his Ethiopian familyAt 14, Lemn Sissay inked his initials into his hand with a homemade tattoo. He didn’t write LS, but NG, for Norman Greenwood, which he thought was his name. Except that it wasn’t. His real identity had been withheld from him since he was born. Born in Wigan to an Ethiopian mother, Lemn Sissay was raised in care; first in a foster family and then, from the age of 12 to 18, in a string of children's homes, including the notorious Wood End assessment centre, where he was physically, emotionally and racially abused. Despite going on to become an a...2023-09-1532 min
Off Air with Jane & FiAlmost like ABBA... almost (With Clare Balding and Lemn Sissay)Jane is still off so another one of Fi's friends has stopped in. Clare Balding joins Fi to discuss cat monogamy, fear of carrots and tattoo choices. Plus, Lemn Sissay OBE is here to discuss his new collection of poetry 'Let the Light Pour In' and his adaptation of Kafka's 'Metamorphosis'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Eve SalusburyTimes...2023-09-0539 min
What I Wish I'd KnownLemn Sissay OBEIn this episode of What I Wish I’d Known, we hear renowned poet Lemn Sissay OBE share the harrowing but compelling story of his childhood. Stolen from his birth mother and rejected by foster parents, Lemn endured years of mistreatment within the UK care system.WARNING: contains some strong language and discussion of sensitive topics including: Death, illness, abuse, racism Series producer: Anya Pearce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-08-0456 minWhat I Wish I'd KnownLemn Sissay OBEIn this episode of What I Wish I’d Known, we hear renowned poet Lemn Sissay OBE share the harrowing but compelling story of his childhood. Stolen from his birth mother and rejected by foster parents, Lemn endured years of mistreatment within the UK care system.WARNING: contains some strong language and discussion of sensitive topics including: Death, illness, abuse, racism Series producer: Anya Pearce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-08-0456 min
ExChange Wales: Social care training & resourceLemn Sissay OBE reflections on care - ExChange WalesProfessor Alyson Rees, in conversation with Lemn Sissay OBE, about his experience in care as a child. In his memoir "My Name Is Why", Sissay reflects on his childhood, self-expression and Britishness, and in doing so, explores the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning of home. We explore Sissay's experience in care, his relationships with his support workers & the messages "My Name Is Why" has for social care. Featuring: Lemn Sissay OBEProf Alyson ReesLorna Stabler2022-11-1511 min
Beautiful Misfits“I’m digging and I need an answer” with Lemn SissayLemn Sissay is a poet, a thinker, a rebel. His mother thought she was putting him into temporary foster care as a baby. But he was swallowed up by the system. Then aged 12, he was sent back into it when his adoptive parents kicked him out. Lemn grew up alone in so many ways. But alongside this pain there was beauty and light in the form of creativity. Lemn has built an impressive career, but more importantly, he’s a truly soulful man. This conversation hit me powerfully – and Lemn is a true Beautiful Misfit. As he says, the ques...2022-09-1552 min
The Food ChainLemn Sissay: My life in five dishesThe internationally acclaimed poet and playwright Lemn Sissay OBE shares the story of his life by recalling five memorable dishes. His is an extraordinary story of family, and identity, lost and found. Born to an Ethiopian mother in the north of England and quickly placed into long-term foster care, Lemn was, for years, deprived of any knowledge of his heritage. His traumatic upbringing and subsequent search for his family and identity have informed much of his award-winning writing. In this programme, he tells Ruth Alexander about five memorable dishes that act as “positioning po...2022-06-3028 min
The Imprint WeeklyAn Identity Erased: Lemn Sissay, Author of “My Name Is Why”On this week’s episode we discuss the Biden administration’s possible crackdown on the use conversion therapy, Los Angeles’ new child welfare director, and a promising new legal clinic for mothers of newborns. Lemn Sissay, chancellor of the University of Manchester, was stolen from his mother by the U.K. care system, renamed Norman, and placed with a family he was told was his forever but who callously discarded him as an adolescent. The award-winning poet and writer joins us to talk about growing up in care, the social worker who made a difference in his childho...2022-06-2054 min
Dead DarlingsEpisode 31a: Rebel Without Applause by Lemn SissayIn the latest Bookclub episode, Laurie, Hannah and Rebecca chat about Rebel Without Applause by Lemn Sissay.
Copies of the book are available here: https://canongate.co.uk/books/201-rebel-without-applause/2022-06-1016 min
The Possibility Club5 Big Questions: LEMN SISSAY OBEHow do you let others have the good ideas? Should you give up smoking if you're going to read to children? Are you bad busy or good busy? In this week’s 5 Big Questions interview we talk to poet, playwright, broadcaster and campaigner LEMN SISSAY OBE Twitter: @lemnsissay Known for: Chancellor - University of Manchester (UK) Trustee - Foundling Museum Official Poet - London 2012 Olympic Games Winner - PEN Pinter Prize (2019) Guest Artistic Director - Brighton Festival 2020 & 2021 Author - My Name Is Why Author - The Emperor's Watchmaker Playwright - Why I Don...2022-05-0633 min
How Do You Cope? …with Elis and JohnS3 Lemn Sissay: ‘I only knew the importance of family by not having it’This week Elis and John are joined by poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay to discuss growing up in the care system and the journey to his identity.This episode contains strong language. Details of organisations that can provide help and support on some of the issues raised in this episode or the rest of the series are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.2022-05-031h 25
Headliners with Nihal ArthanayakeLemn Sissay"At 18, I didn't know anyone that knew me for longer than a year." Award-winning poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay talks about his experience of growing up in care, what our names mean to us and his new children's book, Don't Ask The Dragon.2022-03-2840 min
Let's Talk Social WorkGold from the Stone—an interview with Lemn SissayIn this special extended episode, made for World Social Work Day 2022, Lemn Sissay, poet, playwright, broadcaster and Chancellor of the University of Manchester, speaks with Andy McClenaghan about his experience of growing up in care. Reflecting on the ways the care system failed him as a child, Lemn discusses the vital importance of the social work role and considers how social workers can better support looked after children and care leavers.For information on Lemn's memoir, 'My Name is Why', visit https://canongate.co.uk/books/2450-my-name-is-why/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...2022-03-151h 08
Changes with Annie MacmanusLemn Sissay (OBE)Can you imagine not knowing anything about your family, being rejected by the one you thought you knew and, at 17, finding out your real name and that your mother did in fact want you? In honour of Care Day, the world's largest celebration of the successes and achievements of children and young people with experience of care, which took place on Friday, we welcome to Changes, the hugely celebrated poet, writer and phenomenal human, Lemn Sissay. A man who was stolen from his mother, rejected by his foster family and moved through the care system from one brutal institution...2022-02-2149 min
Best of the Emirates LitFestLemn Sissay: My Name is WhyLemn Sissay knows more than most what it takes to change the story. Until he was seventeen he didn’t even know his real name, having been brought up in a succession of foster families and care homes against his mother’s wishes. In his memoir My Name is Why, the award-winning writer and poet tells the story of his fight for justice and finding hope and creativity while caught in an uncaring and dangerous bureaucracy. In this wide-ranging and inspiring conversation, Lemn reflects on the response to his powerful book, his writing life and his discoveries about life and cu...2021-10-121h 08
You Can AdoptBlack Adopters with Lemn Sissay OBEToday, we’re speaking to Jennifer, who has adopted her two sons with her husband. We’ll be talking about her adoption journey, as well as her experience of being a Black adopter.
It’s an unfortunate fact that Black children and children of mixed-heritage wait the longest of any children to be adopted, and there are also a number of barriers and misconceptions that deter members of the Black community from taking the next steps to adopt.
Some concerns people cite about adoption include housing, their finances, and worries about their age, marital status, as well as perceptions about how ad...2021-07-2838 min
We Built This City: Greater ManchesterManc 49: Lemn Sissay - The Poetry Junkie“Manchester had always been glinting on the horizon across the Lancashire plains.”Lemn Sissay, the world-renowned creative, grew up in the small villages of Lancashire, but always felt a magnetic pull drawing him to Manchester. In Manchester, Lemn found not only an oasis away from the deceit that tainted his childhood but discovered an opportunity to meet with fellow creatives that would inspire him to forge a new path for himself.Now a renowned poet, playwright, and speaker, Lemn has help...2021-06-0356 min
ZombiemumLemn Sissay | 'Its name was care'In this episode, Laura talks to BAFTA nominated International prize winning writer Lemn Sissay. They discuss his experience of being taken from his birth mother against her will and put into care, and the ways that this affected him and his views of family in later life.
CW: This podcast contains open, honest and often detailed discussions about mental health. This episode contains discussion of depression and abuse in the care system.
#Zombiemum is produced by Bea Duncan. It was mastered by Rob Fincham, with original music by Hugo...2021-05-1839 min
Dharma Things PodcastDharma Things, with Lemn Sissay: Belonging - what is belonging? Belonging to a family, a community, an ethnicity? And is it really any use to our sense of identity.Lemn Sissay - poet, author, playwright, creative, busy person... But does being busy negate the quality of what you do? Because life is about quality, of experience and of love. Lemn was born to a mother who landed in England to study, and was subsequently separated from her and taken on a life-long journey of discovery. He discusses his life in British care homes, re-connecting with his Ethiopian family scattered across the world, and really what all this means to him, as Lemn, and his identity. What is identity?2021-04-2949 min
Front RowShadow and Bone, Lemn Sissay, Gwendoline RileyWe review new Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone. It's being touted as the new Game of Thrones but is it worth the hype? Children's and YA author Katherine Webber Tsang gives her verdict.This weekend the Brighton Festival opens and will be the first UK city festival since lockdown. Last year the guest director Lemn Sissay was ready to launch the festival when Lockdown restrictions meant the whole thing had to be cancelled. This year, he’s back as guest director again with a festival themed around Care – a personal theme to Lemn who spent his chil...2021-04-2728 min
Midnight Meets With Colin MurrayLemn SissayColin has an in-depth conversation with poet Lemn Sissay. They talk about the nature of identity, growing up in the care system and what it is to be loved. Plus Lemn sings a part of a poem he has never performed before.Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray’s BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am - or available whenever you want via the free BBC Sounds app.2021-04-1457 min
Super BrainS3:E1 Anger in search of Love with Lemn SissayDr Sabina Brennan speaks to the truly inspirational poet Lemn Sissay who’s moving memoir ‘I know my name is why’ chronicles his time in care from when he was taken from his young Ethopian mother and placed with white foster parents in Wigan who returned him to the care system after 12 years like faulty goods returned to a manufacturer. When you talk to Lemn you can't but see that child in his eyes.To learn more about Lemn, his work and his poetry visit https://www.lemnsissay.com/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/su...2021-03-011h 15
My Best TeacherLemn Sissay: Mr Unsworth, poetry, care homes and football | #2In the second episode of the My Best Teacher podcast from Tes we chat to poet and writer Lemn Sissay about:His favourite teacher and why he was so important in his development as a poetThe depth of skill teachers have to nurture pupils and help them flourishThe importance of school while growing up in a care homeMemories of football on cold, hard muddy pitches2021-01-2231 min
The 64 Million Artists PodcastEpisode 2: Lemn SissayToday Michaela is chatting with Lemn Sissay, one of our curators for The January Challenge 2021. They talk about how creativity enables us be more ourselves, how reading as a creative act helped Lemn to understand his reality and why being creative allows you to see the world in a different way. If you liked this podcast, please rate it, leave a review or share with a friend! If you'd like to know more about 64 Million Artists, connect with us on Instagram @64millionartists, Twitter @64M_Artists and Facebook @64millionartistsTranscript for the episode: https://docs.google.c...2020-12-2132 min
The Big Travel PodcastChristmas Special 2020; Bill Bailey, Laura Hamilton, India Hicks, Victoria Hislop, Lemn Sissay, Ella Al Shamahi, Charles Spencer and MoreIndia Hicks’ Bahamas British Christmas, Charles Spencer’s quirk Christmas at Althorp, Victoria Hislop’s Cuban disaster, Cynthia Stroud’s noise in Nigeria, Eulanda Shead Osagiede getting drunk with Granddad in Colorado, Ella Al Shamahi’s jellied fish in Poland, Bill Bailey in remote Indonesia, Paul Burge on the epic Spanish Christmas, Danielle Desir in Connecticut, Dr Hassan Shehata partying with the Khartoum Beatles, Laura Hamilton in Andalucia, Lemn Sissay creating magic for care leavers & much m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-12-1536 min
Crisis What Crisis?15. Lemn Sissay MBE on his stolen childhood, a fight for the truth and forgivenessIn this bonus episode I talk to the poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay, MBE. Lemn was born in the late 60s to an unmarried Ethiopian woman who was forced to hand him over to social services. Renamed Norman by a social worker of the same name he was fostered by a deeply religious Lancashire family. His mother’s efforts to get him back were ignored and he remained with the same family until the age of 12 when, inexplicably, they handed him back into the care system. Lemn then spent the next eight years being moved around homes, including on...2020-12-111h 09
Tell A FriendMy Name Is Why (with Lemn Sissay MBE)In this episode, I speak with the iconic poet Lemn Sissay. We discuss his No. 1 Sunday Times Bestselling Memoir, his entry into poetry and the ongoing Ethiopian conflict.
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Penfriend's LetterboxEp19: Lemn Sissay MBE on the importance of kindness in a longlasting careerLemn Sissay MBE on the importance of kindness in a long-lasting career, how poetry really is for everyone and staying away from unproductive negativity - how to take better care of ourselves.Visit penfriend.rocks/lemn for the posh show notes with links to explore his brilliant work. Get two free Penfriend songs when you sign up to my mailing list. Thanks for listening! xo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this wi...2020-10-2152 min
Standing On The ShouldersLemn SissayLemn Sissay is a poet, performer, and chancellor at the University of Manchester. His work ranges from volumes of poetry and plays to documentaries, and an autobiography. He’s been awarded an MBE for services to literature by the Queen, and in 2019 won the PEN Pinter Prize, given to writers who take an “unflinching, unswerving” view of the world. Lemn talks to Aleks us about his childhood spent with a foster family who rejected him at the age of 12. He speaks about spending five years in four different children’s homes and realising at the age of 18 his enti...2020-09-2438 min
5x15Lemn Sissay - My Name Is WhyGoogle the name “Lemn Sissay” and all the returning hits will be about him because there is only one Lemn Sissay in the world. Lemn Sissay is a BAFTA nominated award winning writer, international poet, performer playwright, artist and broadcaster. He has read on stage throughout the world: from The Library of Congress in The United States to The University of Addis Ababa, from Singapore to Sri Lanka, Bangalore to Dubai, from Bali to Greenland AND Wigan library.He was awarded an MBE for services to literature by The Queen of England. Along with Chimamanda Ngoze Adichie and Margaret Atwood he w...2020-09-2012 min
5x15Lemn Sissay - My Name Is WhyGoogle the name “Lemn Sissay” and all the returning hits will be about him because there is only one Lemn Sissay in the world. Lemn Sissay is a BAFTA nominated award winning writer, international poet, performer playwright, artist and broadcaster. He has read on stage throughout the world: from The Library of Congress in The United States to The University of Addis Ababa, from Singapore to Sri Lanka, Bangalore to Dubai, from Bali to Greenland AND Wigan library.
He was awarded an MBE for services to literature by The Queen of England. Along with Chimamanda Ngoze Adichie and Margaret Atwood he w...2020-09-2012 min
What You Need To KnowJack Reacher's Lee Child and Lemn Sissay on their Covid-19 reading challengeMonths of lockdown has given many people more time than ever to reconnect with reading - but it also brought an almighty halt to the publishing industry's summer offerings.A rush of new titles is being released this autumn and smash hit Jack Reacher author Lee Child - speaking from Colorado - and esteemed poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay - from Hackney, east London - share their thoughts on a year like no other in the book industry with ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn.Both writers had the challenging task of sifting through some of 2020's...2020-09-0420 min
Reasons Revisited153. MY NAME IS WHY: a conversation with Lemn SissayHello! Another summer conversation for you. It’s our extended chat with poet and writer Lemn Sissay about 'My Name is Why' - his powerful memoir about growing up in the care system. Lemn talks about his 30 year battle to access his records and why it was so important to write about his story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-2427 min
The Big Travel PodcastLemn Sissay MBE; Lancashire Care Homes, Life’s Language of Travel and How Poetry Gave Him WingsLemn Sissay, writer and poet, was taken from his Ethiopian mother at birth and after a stinging rejection from foster parents at 12 spent his childhood in care. He published his first book of poetry age 17 and sold it to striking miners in Lancashire. Although a large part of him will ‘always feel like that rootless kid’, poetry, he says, gave him wings and he began his travels not just around the world but also the both physical and emotional journey to find his birth family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-08-191h 01What I Wish I'd KnownLemn SissayPoet and Booker Prize Judge, Lemn Sissay MBE shares the harrowing but compelling story of his childhood. Stolen from his birth mother and rejected by foster parents, Lemn endured years of mistreatment with the UK care system. Today he is one of Britain's most renowned poets and literary figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-1752 minWhat I Wish I'd KnownLemn SissayPoet and Booker Prize Judge, Lemn Sissay MBE shares the harrowing but compelling story of his childhood. Stolen from his birth mother and rejected by foster parents, Lemn endured years of mistreatment with the UK care system. Today he is one of Britain's most renowned poets and literary figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-1752 min
Human with Jess MillsLemn Sissay: The Transformational Power of CreativityWelcome to the first ever episode of the Human podcast: a place to hear extraordinary human stories. In this first series we are celebrating Human stories of Resilience', and exploring how it enables us to overcome, survive and thrive out of the most impossible experiences. Our first guest is Lemn Sissay; BAFTA nominated award winning writer, international poet, performer playwright, artist, broadcaster and author of the internationally acclaimed ‘My Name Is Why?’ After a childhood spent being churned through the cruel mechanics of the British Care System, Lemn discovered his name was not Norman Greenwood, as he had been told his...2020-07-3151 min
Stories Seldom ToldLemn Sissay"What happened to me is that because of unconscious bias, I was stolen from my mother, I was stolen from my family. I was brought up in institutions, with foster parents who I believe, had a lot of unconscious biases towards people of colour."
Google the name “Lemn Sissay” and all the returning hits will be about him, because there is only one Lemn Sissay in the world. Lemn Sissay is a BAFTA nominated award winning writer, international poet, performer playwright, artist and broadcaster and Chancellor of The University of Manchester. He was awarded an MBE for serv...2020-07-2439 min
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Big ReadReading No.13 - Lemn SissayDiscover more: https://www.ancientmarinerbigread.com/reading/13
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Lemn Sissay
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Recorded at Folkestone Book Festival
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The Sun's rim dips; the stars rush out;
At one stride comes the dark;
With far-heard whisper, o'er the sea,
Off shot the spectre-bark.
And stifled words and groans of pain
Mix'd on each murmuring lip,
We look'd round and we looked up
And Fear at our hearts as at a Cup,
The Life-blood seemed to sip.
The Sky was dull...2020-04-3001 min
Book ShamblesKatie Mack, Lemn Sissay and Laura KiddThis episode of Book Shambles was recorded live as part of the Stay at Home Festival. Robin is joined by Dr Katie Mack to talk about her upcoming (albeit slightly pandemic delayed) book, The End of Everything. Then Lemn Sissay stops by to talk about creativity in a time of crisis as well as music from Laura Kidd. While The Stay at Home Festival is free to watch please do consider dropping a tip in the bucket at cosmicshambles.com/stayathome All profits will go to supporting acts, artists and venues who have lost all income during this pandemic. If...2020-04-111h 02
Two Book Nerds TalkingTBNT S03E09 | Poet Lemn Sissay on Poetry and His MemoirWe've got an episode we recorded in Ubud for you this week. Since world poetry day was a few days ago on the 21st of March, this episode is in conversation with Lemn Sissay, poet, presenter, performer and speaker. It was after his festival session on his memoir, My Name is Why so the conversation will meander through his thoughts on poetry, festivals, what he thought of his session to name a few. There will be munching of some tosei too. Please enjoy this relaxed talk with one of Honey's favourite poets punctuated by excerpts from his session and some...2020-03-2547 min
Jaipur BytesMy Name Is Why: Lemn SissayAt the age of 17, after a childhood in a foster family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his Birth Certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian, and he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth. This is Lemn's story, a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.
Sissay reflects on a childhood in care and in doing so explores the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning...2020-03-0646 min
Poetry UnboundLemn Sissay — Some Things I LikeLemn Sissay’s poem “Some Things I Like” celebrates what we might consider discardable — like cold tea, ash trays, and even people. Raising a joyous toast to the forgotten and the forgettable, Sissay recognizes the power we give to what we pay attention to and invites us to look anew at all that has been undervalued. A question to reflect on after you listen: What is something you like that others may not value in the same way?About the Poet:Lemn Sissay is a poet, playwright, and broadcaster. He contributes regularly to BBC radio...2020-03-0209 min
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival PodcastUWRF19 Podcast | Lemn Sissay: My Name is WhyAfter a childhood in care, 17-year-old Norman Greenwood saw his birth certificate for the first time: his name was Lemn Sissay, he was British-Ethiopian, and his mother had never stopped trying to get him back. Celebrated writer, poet and performer Lemn shares a deeply personal account of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.
Featuring Lemn Sissay and Kate Evans.2020-02-281h 19
Ubud Writers & Readers FestivalUWRF19 Podcast | Lemn Sissay: My Name is WhyAfter a childhood in care, 17-year-old Norman Greenwood saw his birth certificate for the first time: his name was Lemn Sissay, he was British-Ethiopian, and his mother had never stopped …
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Standard Issue PodcastSIM Ep 310 IMD 19 #6: Lemn Sissay's Name Is WhyLemn Sissay's no. 1 Sunday Times' bestseller My Name Is Why tells the story of the poet and broadcaster's childhood in the care system. For the sixth episode in our International Men's Day series, Jen and Lemn chat about why the records detailed in his book inspired him to take the government to court, how we can all improve our lived experiences by listening to others, and saying the wrong – or right – thing in Urdu.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lear...2019-11-231h 01
How To Fail With Elizabeth DayS6, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Lemn SissayFor this extra-special bonus episode, I'm delighted to welcome Lemn Sissay to the podcast. Lemn is a poet, author and broadcaster whose memoir, My Name Is Why, is one of the most moving I have ever read. In it, he writes about his childhood - the son of Ethiopian parents who was wrongly given up for adoption as a baby and fostered by a white, working-class family in Lancashire. At the age of 12, he was told by his adoptive family that they would be putting him in a children's home and would never contact him again. He spent the next...2019-11-1250 min
How To Fail With Elizabeth DayS6, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Lemn SissayFor this extra-special bonus episode, I'm delighted to welcome Lemn Sissay to the podcast. Lemn is a poet, author and broadcaster whose memoir, My Name Is Why, is one of the most moving I have ever read. In it, he writes about his childhood - the son of Ethiopian parents who was wrongly given up for adoption as a baby and fostered by a white, working-class family in Lancashire. At the age of 12, he was told by his adoptive family that they would be putting him in a children's home and would never contact him again. He spent the next...2019-11-1251 min
Full Disclosure with James O'BrienLemn SissayBest-selling author Lemn Sissay speaks to James O'Brien about growing up facing racism, the moment his foster family "gave him back" and being the official poet of the London 2012 Olympics.2019-10-2848 minBook ShamblesLemn Sissay ReturnsLemn Sissay returns to Book Shambles to chat about his bestseller 'My Name is Why' to chat with Robin and Josie. This is part one of Lemn's return because there was a travel issue, which means this episode is shorter than normal, but we've recorded a full episode with Lemn, with Robin and Natalie Haynes because the following week, Josie was away, and that'll be out next week... In the meantime enjoy this chat of poetry, Harry Potter and lost book shops... Support the podcast by pledging to patreon.com/bookshambles2019-10-2431 min
2019 Edinburgh International Book FestivalLemn Sissay at the Edinburgh International Book FestivalOne of Britain's best loved poets, Lemn Sissay is a performer of rare passion. But growing up with foster families and in care homes, Sissay struggled with his identity. The discovery of his birth name and Ethiopian background is the catalyst for reflection in his memoir My Name is Why. At the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 he meditates on home and identity as he discusses his insightful book with Jenny Lindsay, exuding the creative energy that's made him a literary phenomenon.2019-10-2100 min
Book Off!Brett Anderson and Lemn Sissay (Person V Persona)Singer, Songwriter and author Brett Anderson goes head to head in the Book Off with award winning poet and author Lemn Sissay.The Suede front man talks about his new memoir and how the music press of the 1990s effected him, as well as reflecting on how writing has helped knowing himself better. And the official poet of the 2012 Olympics discusses his new memoir, telling the story of growing up in foster care and not finding out his real name until he was 17. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2019-10-1642 min
Edinburgh International Book FestivalLemn Sissay at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
One of Britain's best loved poets, Lemn Sissay is a performer of rare passion. But growing up with foster families and in care homes, Sissay struggled with his identity. The discovery of his birth name and Ethiopian background is the catalyst for reflection in his memoir My Name is Why. At the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 he meditates on home and identity as he discusses his insightful book with Jenny Lindsay, exuding the creative energy that's made him a literary phenomenon.2019-10-1100 min
White Wine Question TimeLemn Sissay & Lisa FaulknerIn one of our favourite episodes ever, Kate Thornton is joined by poet Lemn Sissay and actress Lisa Faulkner for a no-holds-barred discussion of foster care and adoption in the UK. Lemn and Lisa come from two vastly different experiences: Lemn was taken from his unwed mother and placed with a foster family who turned him out of their home when he was 12; Lisa adopted her daughter in 2006, and counts it as the best decision of her life. Listen for a moving lesson in love and belonging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-10-0444 minWhite Wine Question TimeLemn Sissay & Lisa FaulknerIn one of our favourite episodes ever, Kate Thornton is joined by poet Lemn Sissay and actress Lisa Faulkner for a no-holds-barred discussion of foster care and adoption in the UK. Lemn and Lisa come from two vastly different experiences: Lemn was taken from his unwed mother and placed with a foster family who turned him out of their home when he was 12; Lisa adopted her daughter in 2006, and counts it as the best decision of her life. Listen for a moving lesson in love and belonging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-10-0444 min
The Two Shot PodcastLemn SissayHello Two Shot Podcast listeners. It's that time of the week again where we bring you a slice of chat-based audio loveliness and this week it's the turn of Lancastrian poet, author and Broadcaster Lemn Sissay (OBE). Craig went along on his own to meet Lemn in a hotel in Manchester with his trusty audio recorder and they got into it. Lemn recounts us with tales of his childhood, growing up in the care system, finding his people, anger and loads, loads more. It's a humorous and affecting hour or so and we're really excited to share it with y...2019-09-121h 36
In The PinkLemn Sissay: From foster care to poet, broadcaster and an MBEIn our latest episode of In the Pink, Natalie meets the amazing talented and even more interesting poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay. His truly unbelievable story is one not to miss. He explains how he jumped around foster homes to find himself in later life, becoming a poet and broadcaster and getting an MBE.
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In The PinkLemn Sissay: From foster care to poet, broadcaster and an MBEIn our latest episode of In the Pink, Natalie meets the amazing talented and even more interesting poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay. His truly unbelievable story is one not to miss. He explains how he jumped around foster homes to find himself in later life, becoming a poet and broadcaster and getting an MBE.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2019-08-2900 min
Listen To The Most Riveting Full Audiobook Today!My Name Is Why by Lemn SissayPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/168331to listen full audiobooks.
Title: My Name Is Why
Author: Lemn Sissay
Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Richard Burnip, Zoe Mills
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
Release date: 08-29-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 94 ratings
Genres: Racism & Discrimination
Publisher's Summary:
At the age of 17, after a childhood in an fostered family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe...2019-08-295h 20
The Book ClubLemn Sissay: My Name is WhyMy guest on this week’s Books Podcast is the poet and playwright Lemn Sissay. Lemn’s new memoir My Name Is Why describes his early life — given up for fostering in the late 1960s as the son of an unmarried Ethiopian mother — and his progress, when his foster family gave him up, through the care system and out the other side. It’s a powerfully affecting story, and Lemn joins me to fill in some of the gaps. How does he feel towards his foster parents now? Do the racism and institutional cruelty he experienced belong to a vanished age? And…...2019-08-2832 min
Duvet DaysLemn SissayPoet and writer Lemn Sissay takes a duvet day with Abby Hollick to discuss being taken from his Ethiopian mother, memories of his foster family and discovering why he was forced out of that home at the age of 12.
He details his life in care, recalling the racism, the system of punishment and never receiving a hug during his teenage years, but ultimately reveals what it taught him about family and home.
For the first time, Lemn discusses notes from his care files, reading reports his foster mother made accusing him of being threatening and amoral. He describes how...2019-08-0840 min
Meet Me at the MuseumLemn Sissay at the Foundling MuseumPoet and chancellor of Manchester University Lemn Sissay takes good friend Asif Khan along to the Foundling Museum in London, where they explore the UK’s first children’s home and first public art gallery. Inside they talk to director Caro Howell about the museum’s rich history, and reflect on the contribution artists have made to philanthropy and social welfare over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-04-1534 min
A Good ReadLemn Sissay and Mick HerronPoet Lemn Sissay and writer Mick Herron join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by JM Coetzee, Caroline Blackwood and John Steinbeck.The Life and Times of Michael K by JM Coetzee
Publisher: VintageGreat Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood
Publisher: New York Review of BooksSweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.2019-03-0527 min
5 Live News SpecialsLemn Sissay: ‘Why do we Hate Kids in Care?’Writer, performer and care leaver Lemn Sissay looks into attitudes to children in the care system.2018-11-281h 09
Byron Writers FestivalLemn Sissay in conversation with Adam ShoemakerLemn Sissay is one of Britain’s most loved poets, and the Chancellor of Manchester University. In this podcast, recorded live at the 2018 Byron Writers Festival, Lemn discusses his childhood spent in foster care and in a children's home, and his miraculous rise to university chancellor. With passion and fury, Lemn talks about the injustices felt by many single mothers and their children as a result of forced adoptions in Britain during the twentieth century.2018-11-0851 min
Journey Through This Game-Changing Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.HiBrow: World Book Night 2013 by Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy ChevalierPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394934to listen full audiobooks.
Title: HiBrow: World Book Night 2013
Author: Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier
Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 55 minutes
Release date: August 28, 2018
Genres: Arts & Entertainment
Publisher's Summary:
A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25...2018-08-2855 min
Dive Into The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Game-Changing!HiBrow: World Book Night 2011 by Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley TucciPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394932to listen full audiobooks.
Title: HiBrow: World Book Night 2011
Author: Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley Tucci
Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley Tucci
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 20 minutes
Release date: August 28, 2018
Genres: Arts & Entertainment
Publisher's Summary:
A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25 books by authors from the UK and Ireland. The final list inclueded fiction, poetry, memoirs among others. There were some...2018-08-2820 minExperience A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Eye-Opening.HiBrow: World Book Night 2013 by Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy ChevalierPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394934to listen full audiobooks.
Title: HiBrow: World Book Night 2013
Author: Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier
Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 55 minutes
Release date: August 28, 2018
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25 books...2018-08-2855 minSavor The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Breakthrough!HiBrow: World Book Night 2011 by Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley TucciPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394932to listen full audiobooks.
Title: HiBrow: World Book Night 2011
Author: Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley Tucci
Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley Tucci
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 20 minutes
Release date: August 28, 2018
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25 books by authors from the UK and Ireland. The final list inclueded fiction, poetry, memoirs among others. There were some bestsellers...2018-08-2820 min
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentHiBrow: World Book Night 2013 by Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, MarkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394934 to listen full audiobooks. Title: HiBrow: World Book Night 2013 Author: Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 28, 2018 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list...2018-08-2803 min
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentHiBrow: World Book Night 2011 by Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley TucciPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394932 to listen full audiobooks. Title: HiBrow: World Book Night 2011 Author: Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley Tucci Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley Tucci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 28, 2018 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25 books by authors from the UK and Ireland. The final list inclueded fiction, poetry, memoirs among others. There were...2018-08-2802 minUnlock Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, PoetryHiBrow: World Book Night 2011 by Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley TucciPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394932to listen full audiobooks.
Title: HiBrow: World Book Night 2011
Author: Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley Tucci
Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Hayley Atwell, Philip Pullman, Stanley Tucci
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 20 minutes
Release date: August 28, 2018
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25 books by authors from the UK and Ireland. The final list inclueded fiction, poetry, memoirs among others. There were some bestsellers...2018-08-2820 minUnlock Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, PoetryHiBrow: World Book Night 2013 by Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy ChevalierPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/394934to listen full audiobooks.
Title: HiBrow: World Book Night 2013
Author: Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier
Narrator: Lemn Sissay, Rupert Thomson, Lucy Fleming, Graeme Simsion, Jojo Moyes, Andrew Motion, Victoria Hislop, Mark Haddon, Tracy Chevalier
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 55 minutes
Release date: August 28, 2018
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
A celebration of adult literature and reading. The whole book industry, including booksellers, librarians and publishers were invited come togethere an pick out their favourite titles to be included the final list of 25 books...2018-08-2855 min
Saturday LiveLemn SissayThe poet Lemn Sissay, lexicographer Susie Dent and conservationist Ian Redmond join the Reverend Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir.Lemn Sissay is a poet and broadcaster who has written extensively about his childhood in care. His new collection of poetry Gold from the Stone is published by Canongate Books.Susie Dent is a lexicographer who is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Her book Dent's Modern Tribes - The Secret Languages of Britain is published by John Murray Publishers.Ian Redmond is a wildlife...2017-12-301h 25Book ShamblesLemn SissayPoet Lemn Sissay joins Robin and Josie this week to talk about his first major acting role, being a poet as a full time job, some of his early poetry inspirations including Oku Onuora, Grace Nichols and Langston Hughes and the rise of great young, new poets such as Kate Tempest. Become a Patreon supporter of the show for as little as $1 an episode to get exclusive bonus episodes, extended editions of each episode and the chance to win great book prizes. patreon.com/bookshambles2017-09-2139 min
Global Pillage3.7 Expect the Unexpected with Radu Isac, Lemn Sissay, Susan Wokoma and Katya VelevaGlobal Pillage Season 3. Episode 7: "Expect the Unexpected" Recorded 18 March 2017 at Kings Place in London. Released 3 April 2017.Radu Isac and Katya Veleva vs Susan Wokoma and Lemn Sissay vs the Hive Mind of the Audience.Hosted and created by Deborah Frances-White. Questions set by Ned Sedgwick. Music by Mark Hodge. Recording engineer: Chris Sharp. Produced by Tom Salinsky for The Spontaneity Shop.Follow our lovely panellists on Twitter@RaduIsac@katyaveleva@susan_wokoma@lemnsissay@DeborahFWFor more information about this and other episodes go to www.globalpillage.net.Sign...2017-04-0341 min
The Children‘s Media ConferenceCMC 2016 - Opening Keynote - Lemn SissayLemn Sissay will open the Making it Happen agenda at CMC in his inimitable style. The title of his talk is ‘Superman was a Foundling’ – in a wide sweep exploring childhood, and the outsider at the heart of popular culture, Lemn will reveal much about the role of divergence and difference in our lives.
Keynote Producer Angela Ferreira on Lemn:
For those who have never seen Lemn live, this is an unmissable opportunity to hear one of the leading poets of our generation speak with passion and clarity about some of the issues facing children today and...2016-07-0157 min
Desert Island DiscsLemn SissayKirsty Young's castaway this week is Lemn Sissay.As a poet, writer and playwright, much of his work tells the story of his search for his birth parents. Born to a young Ethiopian woman who wanted him temporarily fostered while she completed her studies, he was with a family until he was 12. He would spend the next five years in a number of children's homes where he began to write. On leaving care at 17, he self-published his first book of poetry while on the dole. Several poetry collections, plays and programmes for radio and TV...2015-10-1434 min
Desert Island Discs: Archive 2011-2015Lemn SissayKirsty Young's castaway this week is Lemn Sissay.As a poet, writer and playwright, much of his work tells the story of his search for his birth parents. Born to a young Ethiopian woman who wanted him temporarily fostered while she completed her studies, he was with a family until he was 12. He would spend the next five years in a number of children's homes where he began to write. On leaving care at 17, he self-published his first book of poetry while on the dole. Several poetry collections, plays and programmes for radio and TV...2015-10-1434 min
BBC Radio ManchesterLemn Sissay installed as Chancellor of the University of ManchesterThe poet Lemn Sissay becomes Chancellor today & also receives an honourary doctorate. He speaks to Karen Gabay ahead of the event #poetry #mcr2015-10-1404 min
TED InspirationalLemn Sissay: A child of the stateLiterature has long been fascinated with fostered, adopted and orphaned children, from Moses to Cinderella to Oliver Twist to Harry Potter. So why do many parentless children feel compelled to hide their pasts? Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay tells his own moving story. (Filmed at TEDxHousesofParliament.) A video of this talk2012-10-3015 min
TEDTalks Niños y FamiliaLemn Sissay: Un niño del estado | Lemn SissayLa literatura siempre se ha fascinado con los niños en acogida, adoptados o huérfanos, de Moisés a Cenicienta a Oliver Twist a Harry Potter. Entonces, ¿por qué tantos niños sin padres se sienten obligados a ocultar su pasado? El poeta y dramaturgo Lemn Sissay cuenta su propia conmovedora historia.2012-10-2415 minTEDTalks Crianças e FamíliaLemn Sissay: Uma criança do Estado | Lemn SissayA literatura há muito tempo é fascinada por crianças adotadas, órfãs e sob guarda - de Moisés a Cinderela a Oliver Twist a Harry Potter. Então por que tantas crianças sem pais têm o impulso de esconder seu passado? O poeta e dramaturgo Lemn Sissay conta sua própria história comovente.2012-10-2415 minTED Talks Kids and FamilyA child of the state | Lemn SissayLiterature has long been fascinated with fostered, adopted and orphaned children, from Moses to Cinderella to Oliver Twist to Harry Potter. So why do many parentless children feel compelled to hide their pasts? Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay tells his own moving story.2012-10-2415 min
TEDTalks 儿童与家庭Lemn Sissay: 国家的孤儿 | Lemn Sissay文学作品中充满了大量被领养、收容和流浪的孤儿，从先知摩西、灰姑娘、雾都孤儿、到哈利·波特等等。这些书中人物让我们如此着迷，然而现实却相反，为什么这么多失去双亲的孩子却选择隐藏自己的过去？作为诗人和剧作家的 Lemn Sissay 就此向我们述说了他的感人经历。Translated by Zheqing FangReviewed by Si Xie2012-10-2415 min
TEDTalks Kinder und FamilieLemn Sissay: Ein Kind in staatlicher Fürsorge | Lemn SissayDie Literatur war lange fasziniert von Pflege-, Adoptiv- und Waisenkindern. Von Moses über Aschenputtel über Oliver Twist bis Harry Potter. Warum fühlen sich elternlose Kinder also veranlasst, ihre Vergangenheit zu verbergen? Der Dichter und Dramatiker Lemn Sissay erzählt seine eigene bewegende Geschichte.2012-10-2400 minTEDTalks 儿童与家庭Lemn Sissay: 国家的孤儿 | Lemn Sissay文学作品中充满了大量被领养、收容和流浪的孤儿，从先知摩西、灰姑娘、雾都孤儿、到哈利·波特等等。这些书中人物让我们如此着迷，然而现实却相反，为什么这么多失去双亲的孩子却选择隐藏自己的过去？作为诗人和剧作家的 Lemn Sissay 就此向我们述说了他的感人经历。2012-10-2415 min
Book Slam PodcastBook Slam Podcast 47 (with Marina Lewycka, Chris Cleave, Tanya Auclair, Lemn Sissay and more)The 47th Book Slam podcast finds Elliott Jack and Salena Godden reading woodenly from what may be loosely described as a 'script'. They soon warm up, however, thanks to top dollar music from Tanya Auclair and Purple Ferdinand, top drawer prose from Chris Cleave and Marina Lewycka and top shelf poetry from Lemn Sissay and Roger Robinson. Elliott is a mild-mannered janitor, Salena is Hong Kong Phooey2012-07-1135 min