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Lemn Sissay (born 1967) is a British poet. He is known for performances of his poetry, solo and also with jazz fusion groups. He is also a journalist, playwright, and presenter, working extensively on radio and television. He appears on the Leftfield album Leftism. He was born in Lancashire, of Ethiopian parents.His name is magic, his poems are songs on the street.
* Independent *
Hugely enjoyable, inventive, funny and touching.
* Guardian *
The product of an imagination that is rare, passionate, committed, occasionally distraught and tender.
* Straight No Chaser *
Sissay writes of love, hate, politics and everyday trivia with an accessible, compelling and unusual honesty.
* Big Issue *
[Listener] presents on page its very own visual and musical sparkle...
- Mary Mazzilli, * Incorporating Writing *
A work of vision and playfulness whose poems address everything from war and colonialism to love e-mails . . . Piercingly beautiful.
* Big Issue *
Are you sitting comfortably?
Listener overflows with love poems, inner-city odes and journeys through history, mystery and culture.
Every page sings with Lemn Sissay's unique voice: visionary, good humoured and bursting with life.
Praise for Lemn Sissay
'Hugely enjoyable, inventive, funny and touching.'
Guardian
'A master of the spoken word.'
Metro
'A literary institution.'
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