Lemn Sissay – Let the Light Pour In
Morning Poems
WithLemn Sissay
In conversation withJackie Kay
On:21st September 2023, 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Doors open at 7pm.
Books for Book & Ticket options will be available to collect at the venue on the night.
We can't wait for this event with Lemn Sissay to launch his new collection of short poetry, Let the Light Pour In. Lemn Sissay is an internationally renowned poet and broadcaster whose work spans genre and has resonated with audiences of all kinds.
Sissay will perform some of the poems from the new collection before discussing his work with fellow poet and former Makar, Jackie Kay. There will also be time for questions from the audience.
Please note that this event will take place at Nicolson Square in Edinburgh. Professional photography will be taking place at this event. There will be a livestream so that attendees can join us from home.
Copies of Let the Light Pour In purchased as part of Book & In-person Audience option will be available for collection at the event.
About Let the Light Pour In:
For the past decade, Lemn Sissay has composed a short poem as dawn breaks each morning. Life-affirming, witty and full of wonder, these poems chronicle his own battle with the darkness and are fuelled with resilience and defiant joy. Let the Light Pour In is a collection of the best of these poems, and a book celebrating his morning practice.
'How do you do it?' said night
'How do you wake up and shine?'
'I keep it simple,' said light
'One day at a time.'
Please note: Tickets for our events are non-refundable. Professional photography and videography may take place during this event. Thank you for your understanding.
Participants:
Lemn Sissay Author
Lemn Sissay is a BAFTA-nominated, award-winning writer and broadcaster. He has authored collections of poetry and plays and his memoir My Name Is Why was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. His Landmark poems are visible in London, Manchester, Huddersfield and Addis Ababa. He has been made an Honorary Doctor by the universities of Manchester, Kent, Essex, Huddersfield and Brunel, and in 2019 he was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize. He received an MBE in 2010 and an OBE in 2021 for services to literature and charity. In 2023, Sissay was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. He is British and Ethiopian.
Jackie Kay Chair
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh. A poet, novelist and writer of short stories, she has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both adults and children. Her novel, Trumpet, won the Guardian Fiction Prize. She has published three collections of stories with Picador, Why Don’t You Stop Talking, Wish I Was Here, and Reality, Reality; two poetry collections, Fiere and Bantam; and her memoir, Red Dust Road. From 2016-21 she was the third modern Makar, National Poet for Scotland. She lives in Manchester and is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Salford.
The venue
Nicolson Square Edinburgh
The Methodist Church
Nicolson Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9BX
Telephone: 0131 662 8635
Website: www.nsevenue.com
Main hall accessible via lift, accessible toilet facilities.