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Manchester, and he said: "I've always loved All Fm, partly because it's such diverse radio (with shows in Urdu, Polish, Somali, Persian, Cantonese and more), but also because it played 'Architecture' (Bertallot & Mo-Dus Remix), which I'd lost and the All Fm DJ sent me a
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for a seven-year term by university staff, registered alumni and members of the
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first branch but reach for the stars and you'll get to the top of the tree. My primary aim is to inspire and be inspired. I am proud to be
Chancellor of this fantastic university and extremely grateful to everyone who voted for me." In the same month, Sissay was the castaway on BBC Radio 4's
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should report that there are more councils judged as 'inadequate' than 'good' for their children’s services." Later that year, Sissay became the patron of theatre company 20 Stories High, based in
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copy." Sissay's poems are read frequently on All Fm and one of its older presenters, Li, aged 84, translated and read his poem "Invisible Kisses" in
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Let the Light Pour In (Canongate Books, 2023, ISBN 978-1805301134)
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1805:(Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B14.
1400:. University of Manchester. 22 June 2015
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325:Neither disowned nor distanced – none.
752:. Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2001.
436:In 2015, Sissay became the patron of
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187:from 2015 until 2022, and joined the
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2001:"Growing up in an alien environment"
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2031:, Library of Congress, 6 July 2015.
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598:England's highest railway station
315:Before we get to know each other
1635:"Lemn Sissay: file it under now"
1156:Lemn, Sissay (30 October 2012).
613:In May 2021, Sissay appeared on
332:Since birth for what it's worth
1953:"Why I Don't Hate White People"
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1923:"Lemn Sissay: Something Dark"
1816:Chant, Holly (11 June 2021).
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887:Why I Don't Hate White People
545:avoidant personality disorder
465:Open the dawn in the open sky
1497:Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories
1449:. University of Manchester.
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513:Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories
328:No birthdays nor Christmas,
1111:. ABC Radio. 19 August 2012
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2019:Apples and Snakes profile
1783:"Have I Got News for You"
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1785:. BBC One. 14 May 2021.
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2085:People from Higher End
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