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Lemn Sissay


Born
Wigan, Lancashire, The United Kingdom
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Poetry


Lemn Sissay OBE (born 21 May 1967), is a British author and broadcaster.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 17,570 ratings · 1,804 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors
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“You remind me
Define me
Incline me.
If you died
I'd.”
― Lemn Sissay
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“I think I'll paint roads
on my front room walls
to convince myself
that I'm going places”
― Lemn Sissay
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“Food from the platter / Water from the rain / The subject and the matter / I'm going home again / Can't sell a leaf to a tree / Nor the wind to the atmosphere / I know where I am meant to be / And I can't be satisfied here”
― Lemn Sissay, Rebel Without Applause
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