Arts AdminArts AdminFusing the lyrical and the polemical, up-beat humour and deadly seriousness – Lemn Sissay’s performances are notorious for their powerful energy and dynamism.
Lemn has worked as a poet, writer, broadcaster, and performer since he published his first book of poetry at twenty one years old. His work fuses the personal and the political through both his own unique life experiences and his response to wider social issues.
As one of Southbank Centre's artists in residence, his work includes publications Tender Fingers in a Clenched Fist, Rebel Without Applause and Listener; published by Canongate. He has created several theatre projects; Chaos By Design, Storm, Something Dark and recently Why I Don’t Hate White People. He also travels the world performing his poems.
He has created a range of major public art projects under the title Poems as Landmarks, many of them in his hometown of Manchester and more recently a commission for the City of London to celebrate the anniversary of the abolition of slavery, entitled The Gilt Of Cain.
He also works frequently on radio both as a writer and presenter, ranging from regular appearances on Radio 4 Saturday live responding to current news events, to a recent documentary style indepth interview with Gil Scott Heron, to adaptations of his theatre projects for radio drama.
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