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Lemn Sissay – Let the Light Pour In

Morning Poems

WithLemn Sissay
In conversation withJackie Kay

At: Nicolson Square Edinburgh

On:21st September 2023, 7:30pm - 8:45pm

Lemn Sissay – Let the Light Pour In at Nicolson Square Edinburgh

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 and brought up in Scotland.  She is the author of—among other books—The Adoption Papers, which won the Forward Prize, Red Dust Road, winner of the Scottish Book of the Year Award, Trumpet, and the Costa-shortlisted Fiere. She was the third Makar, or National Poet for Scotland (2016-2021). She is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Salford. Her new collection MAY DAY was published in 2024 to great acclaim.

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.