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British author and broadcaster (born 1967)
Lemn Sissay OBE FRSL (born 21 May 1967) is a British author and broadcaster. He was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, was chancellor of the
Lemn_Sissay
British classicist, translator and author (born 1971)
panel, alongside Margaret Busby (chair), Lee Child, Sameer Rahim and Lemn Sissay. Also in 2020, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support her
Emily_Wilson_(classicist)
United Kingdom trade union
Forster. Contemporary members include Malorie Blackman, Philip Gross, and Lemn Sissay. The SoA was established in 1884 at a time when copyright law and the
Society_of_Authors
2022 studio album by Leftfield
features appearances by Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten and poet Lemn Sissay. The album was written during Neil Barnes' recovery from cancer. On 27
This_Is_What_We_Do
African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem
being The New Cab Calloway’s Hepsters Dictionary: Language of Jive. Poet Lemn Sissay observed that "Cab Calloway was taking ownership of language for a people
Jive_talk
English actress and narrator (born 1970)
Hesmondhalgh starred in a one-off performance at the Royal Court Theatre, of Lemn Sissay's The Report, directed by John E. McGrath. In February 2018, she starred
Julie_Hesmondhalgh
British literary award given in 2020
appeared virtually from their respective homes. Margaret Busby Lee Child Lemn Sissay Sameer Rahim Emily Wilson indicates the winner List of winners and
2020_Booker_Prize
British thriller writer (born 1954)
Booker Prize judging panel, alongside chair Margaret Busby, Sameer Rahim, Lemn Sissay, and Emily Wilson. In December 2025, Child was a guest on BBC Radio 4's
Lee_Child
Son of Tewodros II of Ethiopia (1861–1879)
2015. In May 2015, Alemayehu's story was told by Sissay on an episode of BBC Radio 4's Lemn Sissay's Homecoming. The podcast, Stuff the British Stole
Prince_Alemayehu
British solicitor (born 1962)
appointed chancellor of the University of Manchester in 2022, succeeding Lemn Sissay on August 1. In October 2017, he became a member of the Independent Press
Nazir_Afzal
Former pub in Manchester, England (c. 1837–2023)
supporters, and in 1994 its south gable wall was used for a poem by Lemn Sissay. It closed in 2016 and remained derelict until 2023, when it was damaged
Hardy's_Well
Annual British literary award
playwright Lemn Sissay wins the PEN Pinter prize". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 June 2019. Flood, Alison (11 October 2019). "Lemn Sissay and Befeqadu
PEN_Pinter_Prize
British businessman
office on 1 August 2015 and was succeeded by the poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay. Tom has also held other pro bono positions including a Trustee of the
Tom Bloxham (property developer)
Tom_Bloxham_(property_developer)
British poet and author (1958–2023)
Ancient & Modern Ltd. Summer 2005. p. 20. Sissay, Lemn; Goddard, Lynette (1 October 2022). "Refugee Boy by Lemn Sissay". Drama & Theatre. Archived from the
Benjamin_Zephaniah
Douglas Stuart Shuggie Bain Picador Margaret Busby (chair) Lee Child Lemn Sissay Sameer Rahim Emily Wilson Shortlist Diane Cook The New Wilderness Oneworld
List of winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
List_of_winners_and_nominated_authors_of_the_Booker_Prize
American jazz subculture
who knows all the answers, understands jive". British author and poet Lemn Sissay remarked that "Cab Calloway was taking ownership of language for a people
Hipster_(1940s_subculture)
English writers association (founded 1921)
Atwood (2016), Michael Longley (2017), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2018), Lemn Sissay (2019), Linton Kwesi Johnson (2020), Tsitsi Dangarembga (2021), Malorie
English_PEN
Fantastischen Vier and Fettes Brot, and has collaborated with UK artists Lemn Sissay, (Dr.) Robert Howard and Martin Glover. He is also a member of the bands
Sascha_Panknin
American soul and jazz poet, musician and author (1949–2011)
book entitled Black & Blue in 2006. In April 2009, on BBC Radio 4, poet Lemn Sissay presented a half-hour documentary on Gil Scott-Heron entitled Pieces
Gil_Scott-Heron
British game show
regular presenters Whiteley and Vorderman were contestants. McDonald and Sissay were presenter and lexicographer respectively of special episode as part
Countdown_(game_show)
Episodes of news-based TV satirical panel show
McGovern Zoe Lyons John Pienaar 4.47m 61x06 14 May 2021 Romesh Ranganathan Lemn Sissay Jo Brand 3.80m 61x07 21 May 2021 Richard Ayoade Baroness Warsi Richard
List of Have I Got News for You episodes
List_of_Have_I_Got_News_for_You_episodes
Area of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England
Vimto offices. Something of this atmosphere is evoked by Manchester poet Lemn Sissay in his poem Ayres Road.[citation needed] The former library on Stretford
Old_Trafford_(area)
British illustrator
Aherne, footballer Marcus Rashford, scientist Alan Turing, and poet Lemn Sissay. As part of the exhibition Chow made a new portrait of MP Ellen Wilkinson
Stanley_Chow
British people who perform comedy
Hegley Tim Key Roger McGough Henry Normal Owen O'Neill Joshua Seigal Lemn Sissay Stanley Unwin (1911–2002) Rogan Whitenails Ben Croshaw Michael Dapaah
List_of_British_comedians
British writer (1907–1985)
2013. Official website Index on Censorship. Retrieved 18 June 2013. Sissay, Lemn (2008) ["Why Ahlaam (Dreams) deserved to win"] The Guardian. Retrieved
T._R._Fyvel
Neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City
being The New Cab Calloway's Hepsters Dictionary: Language of Jive. Poet Lemn Sissay observed that "Cab Calloway was taking ownership of language for a people
Harlem
Annual Christmas carol service
William as well as appearances by the actor Tom Felton and the poet Lemn Sissay. Catherine played the piano during a performance of "For Those Who Can't
Together at Christmas (carol service)
Together_at_Christmas_(carol_service)
English poet and educator (1917–2003)
patron of the Causley Trust), Dame Carol Ann Duffy, Brian Patten and Lemn Sissay, novelists like Patrick Gale, journalists such as George Alagiah, and
Charles_Causley
Festival in West Yorkshire, England
Telegraph and Argus. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024. Times, Yorkshire. "Sissay, Pascoe, Yusuf and Margolyes Lead 10 year Celebrations With Sold-Out Events
Bradford_Literature_Festival
1995 studio album by Leftfield
Danny Red on "Inspection" and Earl Sixteen on "Release the Pressure". Lemn Sissay guests on "21st Century Poem". After completing the production on Leftism
Leftism_(album)
Annual multi-arts festival in England
Traoré 2020: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Lemn Sissay was to direct 2021: Lemn Sissay 2022: Marwa Al-Sabouni and Tristan Sharps 2023: Nabihah
Brighton_Festival
Annual literary festival in West Yorkshire, England
events every year. Many events are free or low cost. Festival patrons are Lemn Sissay MBE and Sir Patrick Stewart OBE and lisa luxx. In 2016, 2017 & 2020,
Huddersfield Literature Festival
Huddersfield_Literature_Festival
2001 teen novel by Benjamin Zephaniah
literature. The novel has been adapted into a play of the same name by Lemn Sissay. It was first performed in Leeds at the West Yorkshire Playhouse on 9
Refugee_Boy
Annual literary award
Writing North. Retrieved 8 March 2024. Comerford, Ruth (23 July 2020). "Sissay, Taddeo and Mendez shortlisted for Gordon Burn Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved
Gordon_Burn_Prize
Writing development organisation
charity, and is Arts Council funded. It has published writers such as Lemn Sissay. Rosie Garland, Sherry Ashworth and Zahid Hussain. Activist and writer
Cultureword
British TV quiz show (2017–)
Langford, Charlie Hedges and Myra DuBois Week 5 (23–27 October 2023): Lemn Sissay, Sam Quek, Kirsty Gallacher and Larry Dean Week 6 (30 October–3 November
House_of_Games
Pakistani-born British poet, artist, and video film maker
poet/artists featured in the Poet Slash Artist exhibition curated by poet Lemn Sissay and the art guru Hans Ulrich Obrist for Manchester International Festival
Imtiaz_Dharker
2009 book by David Eagleman
Davenport, Lisa Dwan, Noel Fielding, Kerry Fox, Stephen Fry, Clarke Peters, Lemn Sissay, and Harriet Walter. In 2010, Canongate Books released an iOS enhanced
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
Sum:_Forty_Tales_from_the_Afterlives
American jazz singer, songwriter and bandleader (1907–1994)
1944. On a BBC Radio documentary about the dictionary in 2014, Poet Lemn Sissay stated, "Cab Calloway was taking ownership of language for a people who
Cab_Calloway
2021 photographic book on the COVID-19 pandemic
Duchess of Cambridge, and a panel of experts, including Nicholas Cullinan, Lemn Sissay, Ruth May, and Maryam Wahid, curated the photographs featured in the
Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020
Hold_Still:_A_Portrait_of_Our_Nation_in_2020
Literature society in London
Retrieved 16 March 2023. Bayley, Sian (12 July 2022). "Cave, Coel and Sissay appointed Royal Society of Literature fellows". The Bookseller. Retrieved
Royal_Society_of_Literature
Welsh singer-songwriter (born 1969)
Children in Need. In 2021 Cerys welcomed 10 contemporary poets including Lemn Sissay, Imtiaz Dharker and Belinda Zhawi to record at Abbey Road Studios. Then
Cerys_Matthews
2020 novel by Douglas Stuart
judging panel comprising Margaret Busby (chair), Lee Child, Sameer Rahim, Lemn Sissay, and Emily Wilson. Interviewed at the time of his Booker longlisting
Shuggie_Bain
British Sikh scholar and activist (1917–1996)
Race Relations Resource Centre and attracted many visitors. Equally, Lemn Sissay covered his campaigning in his BBC documentary Race Apart in 2015 to
Gyani_Sundar_Singh_Sagar
Town in Greater Manchester, England
(1917–1993), president of the National Union of Mineworkers, 1971–1982 Lemn Sissay (born 1967), BAFTA-nominated writer and broadcaster, has been a guest
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Irish television talk show
Sunderland Carey, and Cait O'Riordan. 8 February 2025 (2025-02-08) 7 Lemn Sissay, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, and brothers John and Cian Adams, with music from
The_Tommy_Tiernan_Show
African-American political poetry groups
Convention to celebrate their 40th anniversary. The event was MC'd by poet Lemn Sissay and the DJ was Shiftless Shuffle's Perry Louis. In 2016, The Last Poets
The_Last_Poets
Shopping centre in Manchester, England
in terms of sales, and was visited by 750,000 people a week. The poet Lemn Sissay wrote The Arndale Centre was always just the Arndale Centre. A palace
Manchester_Arndale
British people of sub-Saharan African descent
prestigious T. S. Eliot Prize 2019), Benjamin Zephaniah, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Lemn Sissay, Salena Godden, Warsan Shire, Patience Agbabi, Kamau Brathwaite (won
Black_British_people
Jamaican writer (born 1961)
radical enigma". The Guardian. Sissay, Lemn (13 January 2011). "I & I Natural Mystics, Marley Tosh and Wailer". Lemn Sissay. Retrieved 24 July 2021. Parks
Colin_Grant_(author)
Annual festival in Leicester, England
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Grayson Perry, Germaine Greer, Trevor Nelson and Lemn Sissay. The main programme is often complemented by workshops, day conferences
Cultural_Exchanges_festival
English poet, musical artist, novelist and playwright
(7 April 2026). "Stoller Hall to host an Evening with Kae Tempest and Lemn Sissay". Retrieved 7 April 2026. Farand, Chloe (23 June 2017). "Kate Tempest
Kae_Tempest
British literary journal
Poems. Key contributors have included James Robison, Sarah Schulman, Lemn Sissay, Maryam Sullivan, Van G. Garrett, and Richard Thomas. The magazine's
StepAway_Magazine
American Broadway musical
shutdown of ‘Fela!’ Broadway musical", Chicago Defender, November 8, 2010. Lemn Sissay, "Carlos Moore resolves case against FELA THE MUSICAL", The Emperor's
Fela!
Ethiopian diaspora in the United Kingdom
Keele. Prince Alemayehu- the son of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia Lemn Sissay- The poet and Chancellor of the University of Manchester, also of Ethiopian
Ethiopians in the United Kingdom
Ethiopians_in_the_United_Kingdom
Poetry composed for live performance
in the United States. Well-known writers from this evolution include Lemn Sissay and the late Dike Omeje from the Manchester scene and Roger Robinson
Performance_poetry
Town in Greater Manchester, England
politician, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale 2010-2024, was born in Leigh. Lemn Sissay (born 1967), author, broadcaster and poet; Chancellor of the University
Leigh,_Greater_Manchester
British literary awards
Rickard and Ben Willbond (Bloomsbury General) Let the Light Pour In by Lemn Sissay (Canongate) Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Piatkus, Little, Brown Book
British_Book_Awards
South African poet
Lorde, Anis Mojgani, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Gabeba Baderoon, Antjie Krog, Lemn Sissay, Kelwyn Sole, Rustum Kozain, D'bi Young, Diana Ferrus, and Mary Oliver
Toni_Stuart
Short pedestrian passageway in the City of London
sculpture 'The Gilt of Cain', by Michael Visocchi, featuring text by Lemn Sissay was unveiled in the park by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to commemorate the
Fen_Court
British theatre company
Alone 2020 Ella Wahlstrom Sally Abbott Metamorphosis 2023 Stefan Janik Lemn Sissay, based on the Novel by Franz Kafka Lost Atoms 2025 Various Anna Jordan
Frantic_Assembly
English author
graphic violence, and one of the Booker Prize judges, author and poet Lemn Sissay, stated, "I had to have a shower after I read it." Reviews were nevertheless
Gabriel_Krauze
Annual portraiture competition in England
Artist)" by John Borowicz (used by National Gallery Scotland) 2017 – "Lemn Sissay" by Fiona Graham-Mackay 2018 – "Laura" by Shawn McGovern 2019 – "Manresa"
BP_Portrait_Award
Cuban writer, journalist and academic (born 1942)
of a Life by Carlos Moore – review", The Guardian, 4 December 2010. Lemn Sissay, "Carlos Moore resolves case against FELA THE MUSICAL", 18 December 2011
Carlos_Moore_(writer)
Spanish painter
"Synaesthesia", with both Felix Anaut & Lemn Sissay working in the studio, and the voice of Diana Rigg reciting Sissay's poetry, and incorporating the musical
Félix_Anaut
University in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
large piece of public art in the form of the poem Let There Be Peace, by Lemn Sissay. The new £17 million Business School opened in 2010, followed by the
University_of_Huddersfield
UK-based editorial consultancy service
Snakes, English PEN and FMcM, featuring a specially commissioned poem by Lemn Sissay, a symposium chaired by Professor Jon Cook (University of East Anglia)
The_Literary_Consultancy
British literary award
British Black and Asian Poetry by Lemn Sissay The Fire People: A Collection of British Black and Asian Poetry by Lemn Sissay Limbic by Peter Scalpello 100
Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards
Books_Are_My_Bag_Readers'_Awards
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Hilling (born 1955), politician, MP for Bolton West from 2010 to 2015. Lemn Sissay (born 1967), a British author and broadcaster grew up and lived locally
Atherton,_Greater_Manchester
2024 international contemporary art exhibition
Around Venice Edith Karlson TBD Ethiopia Around Venice Tesfaye Urgessa Lemn Sissay OBE FRSL Finland Giardini Pia Lindman, Vidha Saumya and Jenni-Juulia
60th_Venice_Biennale
2017 Fireworks by Dalia Taha and Richard Twyman, 2015 Refugee Boy by Lemn Sissay, 2013 Refugees by Zlatko Topčić, 1999 Refugees by Jēkabs Kazaks, 1917
Forced displacement in popular culture
Forced_displacement_in_popular_culture
BBC television series
Simon Armitage walked on the Yorkshire Coast near Robin Hood's Bay; Lemn Sissay walked in Dentdale towards England's highest railway station; Baroness
Walking with... (2019 TV series)
Walking_with..._(2019_TV_series)
Comedy podcasts
Rory Carroll Killing Thatcher 91 Jim Moir and Nancy Sorrell Birds 92 Lemn Sissay Let The Light Pour In 93 Sara Pascoe Weirdo 94 Charan Ranganath Why We
Richard Herring's interview podcasts
Richard_Herring's_interview_podcasts
British government recognitions
British Trust for Ornithology. For services to Biodiversity in the UK. Lemn Sissay, MBE. Poet and Playwright. For services to Literature and Charity. Christopher
2021_Birthday_Honours
Publisher, writer and editor (born 1944)
judges, other members of the panel including Lee Child, Sameer Rahim, Lemn Sissay, and Emily Wilson. Busby has previously judged several other literary
Margaret_Busby
American poet and musician (1944–2018)
The Jazz Warriors International Collective, Malik & the O.G's and poet Lemn Sissay. The UK DVD release of the historical Hustlers Convention was in 2015
Jalal_Mansur_Nuriddin
English television and radio presenter (born 1985)
and includes guests such as Maxine Peake, Es Devlin, Jenn Nkiru and Lemn Sissay. On 9 March 2017, Cairney's debut book, Open: A Toolkit for How Magic
Gemma_Cairney
Australian-born academic
Bernardine Evaristo, Fred D'Aguiar, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Roy Williams, Lemn Sissay, SuAndi, debbie tucker green, Andrea Levy, Valerie Mason-John and Mojisola
Deirdre_Osborne
Area of Manchester, England
a student at Manchester Polytechnic. Poet and BBC Radio 4 presenter Lemn Sissay spent the first 17 years of his life in care, in Hulme and its surrounding
Hulme
Maaza Mengiste (1974–) Nega Mezlekia (1958–) Martha Nasibù (1931–2020) Lemn Sissay (1967–) Hama Tuma (1949–) Mammo Wudneh (1931–2012) Birhānu Zarīhun (1933/4–1987)
List of African writers by country
List_of_African_writers_by_country
British television arts series, 2003–2024
of Rare Device" "EastSide Story" 2020 "This House is Full of Music" "Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me" "Kate Prince: Every Move She Makes" "Kwame Kwei-Armah:
Imagine_(TV_series)
Independent arts centre in Chester, England
activities. The annual Literature Festival appoints a poet in residence, with Lemn Sissay in the role in late 2018. Almost 150 community groups use Story house
Storyhouse
British journalist
for the 2020 Booker Prize jury alongside Margaret Busby, Lee Child, Lemn Sissay and Emily Wilson. Prospect Magazine website. Rahim, Sameer (13 November
Sameer_Rahim
Guyanese-born activist and educator (1929–2026)
figures such as Linton Kwesi Johnson, Valerie Bloom, Andrew Salkey and Lemn Sissay, contributing significantly to the dissemination of Black radical thought
Eric_L._Huntley
Annual award for fantasy audiobooks
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, John Hopkins, Lorelei King, Matt Reeves, and Lemn Sissay HarperAudio Legends & Lattes (2022) Travis Baldree Travis Baldree Macmillan
Audie_Award_for_Fantasy
London-based publishing company, founded 1969
Donald Hinds, and poetry collections by Valerie Bloom, Sam Greenlee, Lemn Sissay, Lucinda Roy, Imruh Bakari and John Lyons. Bogle-L'Ouverture was also
Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications
Bogle-L'Ouverture_Publications
27 December 2017 (2017-12-27) 114 2 Olivia Wayne Philip Serrell Richard McCourt Lemn Sissay (1) Children's books of Roald Dahl England at the Six Nations 2000–present
List of Celebrity Mastermind episodes
List_of_Celebrity_Mastermind_episodes
UK TV and radio industry magazine
(Channel 5) African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power (Channel 4) Imagine: "Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me" The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty Horizon: "What's the
Broadcast_(magazine)
Acts: Lemn Sissay: Torch” (2011) - Production Company “Random Acts: Lemn Sissay: Speed” (2011) - Production Company “Random Acts: Lemn Sissay: Architecture”
Tigerlily_Films
British theatre director, dramaturg, writer and author (born 1964)
theatre as a public form involving 30 theatre companies and MC’d by Lemn Sissay 2002 Playing Fields by Neela Dolezolova, Soho Theatre Company 2002 Animal
Lisa_Goldman
2006 British TV series or programme
6 March 2007 (2007-03-06) 16 5 Will Smith & Edwina Currie Susie Dent & Lemn Sissay 13 March 2007 (2007-03-13) 17 6 Phil Hammond & Shappi Khorsandi Kirsty
Never_Mind_the_Full_Stops
British television series (2003–2006)
Self, Arthur Smith, Tim Rice, Rick Stein, Tony Slattery, Rick Wakeman, Lemn Sissay, Don Warrington, Des Lynam, Richard Madeley, Kelvin MacKenzie, Felix
Grumpy_Old_Men_(TV_series)
Academy in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England
Lewis Hancox, graphic novelist, social media personality and filmmaker Lemn Sissay, writer and broadcaster Kym Marsh, actress, presenter and singer https://www
Byrchall_High_School
2005 British TV series or programme
Josie Long Ed Byrne Matt Holt Nick Mohammed Phil Nichol Matt Kirshen Lemn Sissay Tim Key, Tom Basden, Lloyd Woolf, Stefan Golazewski of Cowards, joined
28_Acts_in_28_Minutes
Singleton (born 1966, E) George Sipos (living, C) Peter Sirr (born 1960, Ir) Lemn Sissay (born 1967, E) C. H. Sisson (1914–2003, E) Ari Sitas (born 1952, SA)
List of English-language poets
List_of_English-language_poets
Cheshire, Toby Douglass, Tabitha Giddings, Charlie Jolley, Sasha Mostafa, Ashbah Rehman, Dawn Sands, Cassia Stuttard. Camille Ralphs and Lemn Sissay
Tower_Poetry
The judges were (chosen decade in parentheses): Robert McCrum (1970s) Lemn Sissay (1980s) Kamila Shamsie (1990s) Simon Mayo (2000s) Hollie McNish (2010s)
The_Golden_Man_Booker
Name list
include: Sisay Bancha (born 1989), Ethiopian international footballer Lemn Sissay (born 1967), British-Ethiopian writer This page or section lists people
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Agard, Imitiaz Dharkerre, Hussain Lootah, Roger McGough, Grace Nichols, Lemn Sissay, and Harry Baker enchanted a packed theatre of poetry performance enthusiasts
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Emirates_Airline_Festival_of_Literature
Symphony No. 10 (second movement) by Dmitri Shostakovich, hosted by Lemn Sissay Toccata and Fugue (both organ and orchestral versions) by Johann Sebastian
Ten_Pieces
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