"Poetry is the Voice at the Back of the Mind" - Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay is a poet and playwright. He's associate artist at Europe's largest arts complex, Southbank Centre. He's the first poet commissioned to write for the 2012 Olympics. His poem "Spark Catchers" is etched into a Transformer on The Olympic Site. He curated the world's first Literature Festival of The Sea. His Landmark Poems are written in throughout Manchester and London. In London they adorn The Royal Festival Hall and The City.

[@alfredethiopie]

LEMN SISSAY IS THE BEST POET IN THE WORLD. I KNOW, HE IS AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL. I AM PROUD OF HIM AND HIS WORK.

[@kefleyohannes4158]

This man is possibly the best poet alive.

[@julianlr1802]

I was given your name today, to look you up, from a social worker, myself & my wife are looking into fostering for the first time, I also write poetry & I was inspired to write a new poem from your video :)

[@ricflomusic]

Wow don't know how I come across this but thank you. Lemn Sissay has strengthen my thoughts on foster care, 'family' and gave Super Heros a whole different meaning! Thank you.

[@MezemirGirmaLibrarian]

I like the poems this man wrote!

[@alenjiralive6923]

love you our boy yes you got your self, a poet, Lemn. you are por sissay.

[@andreakilleen1335]

Love you and your inspiring work and can’t believe you made it all the way to Nantucket , legend x

[@alayt12]

Lemn means why in Amharic. guess he's always asking why?

[@nantucketproject]

isn't that interesting? we'd agree.

[@leshasf7531]

He looks like Alexander Sergeivich Pushkin

[@henbane2247]

'album' is 'white' in Latin. I think calling it The White Album was a clever play on words