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My Name Is Why
My Name Is Why
other | English
Published:
29 August, 2019
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781786892348 |
| ISBN10 | 1786892340 |
| Number Of Pages | 208 |
| Item Weight | 657 g |
| Product Dimensions | 157 x 30 x 218 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Canongate Books Ltd |
| Format | other |
| Edition | Main |
Media Reviews
PRAISE FOR LEMN SISSAY: One of the most original, challenging poets writing in Britain today, and his extraordinary, heart-breaking, courageous life story is the stuff of legend * * Daily Mail * *
Highly personal themes reach out far beyond his individual experiences to highlight the universal nature of rejection, loss, dislocation and healing -- Kirsty Young, BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs
Lemn Sissay is a passionate and powerful voice whose performances are humbling and exhilarating -- Kate Tempest
His gift as a writer - of plays, poetry, documentaries - is for turning life's base metal into gold * * Observer * *
Traces [Sissay's] path from gifted adolescent to accomplished poetic voice, railing with passion and prowess against the quiet violence of the day-to-day * * Financial Times * *
Hugely enjoyable, inventive, funny and touching * * Guardian * *
A literary institution * * Big Issue * *
A lyrical genius * * The Voice * *
His name is magic, his poems are songs on the street * * Independent * *
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Author's Bio
Lemn Sissay is an award-winning writer and popular broadcaster as well as being the author of five poetry books. He was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Huddersfield and the University of Manchester. He was awarded an MBE by the Queen for services to literature. He was the official poet for the London 2012 Olympics. He has worked throughout the world and is patron of the Letterbox Club, supporting children in care. His Landmark poems can be found in London, Manchester, Huddersfield and Addis Ababa. In 2015 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of Manchester. He is British and Ethiopian. @lemnsissay | lemnsissay.com