Listener by Lemn Sissay
Listener overflows with love poems, inner-city soap operas, reflections on history, mystery and felicity and much more. Every page sings with Sissay's unique voice - visionary, good-humoured and bursting with life.
His name is magic, his poems are songs on the street* * Independent * *
Hugely enjoyable, inventive, funny and touching. * * Guardian * *
The product of an imagination that is rare, passionate, committed, occasionally distraught and tender. * * Straight No Chaser * *
Sissay writes of love, hate, politics and everyday trivia with an accessible, compelling and unusual honesty. * * Big Issue * *
[Listener] presents on page its very own visual and musical sparkle... -- Mary Mazzilli * * Incorporating Writing * *
A work of vision and playfulness whose poems address everything from war and colonialism to love e-mails . . . Piercingly beautiful. * * Big Issue * *
Hugely enjoyable, inventive, funny and touching. * * Guardian * *
The product of an imagination that is rare, passionate, committed, occasionally distraught and tender. * * Straight No Chaser * *
Sissay writes of love, hate, politics and everyday trivia with an accessible, compelling and unusual honesty. * * Big Issue * *
[Listener] presents on page its very own visual and musical sparkle... -- Mary Mazzilli * * Incorporating Writing * *
A work of vision and playfulness whose poems address everything from war and colonialism to love e-mails . . . Piercingly beautiful. * * Big Issue * *
Lemn Sissay (born 1967) is a British poet. He is known for performances of his poetry, solo and also with jazz fusion groups. He is also a journalist, playwright, and presenter, working extensively on radio and television. He appears on the Leftfield album Leftism. He was born in Lancashire, of Ethiopian parents.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841958958 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841958956 |
| Title | Listener |
| Author | Lemn Sissay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2009-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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