Poet
Lemn Sissay
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Lemn Sissay
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1967)
© Tineke de Lange
Biography
Lemn Sissay is a poet and a performer. He has published several volumes of poetry, including Rebel Without Applause and Morning Breaks in the Elevator. In his poetry presentations he switches from the funny to the deadly serious, in a dazzling display of vocal and dynamic skills.
[Lemn Sissay took part in the Poetry International Festival Rotterdam 2002. This short text was written on that occasion.]
Poems
Poems of Lemn Sissay
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