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How fortunate that this is my current read. I am enjoying Lemn's poetry.

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I absolutely loved this. Lemn Sissay has a great lyrical style - a lot of these poems kind of read like song lyrics. His writing is so heartfelt and passionate. A lot of his poems (especially the earlier ones) are full of anger (quite rightly) about his childhood and his experiences in the care system and of racism. He also writes about relationships (of course), Manchester, climate change, and shooting magpies. A hugely enjoyable collection.

YES LEMN

YES LEMN

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I hear you.

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We... We ran like the water,
Cupped in hands,
And splashed like the water
That splits lands.

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I really enjoyed this collection of poetry. I saw him read from the book at the Chester literary festival. They mainly document his life as a foster child and the repercussions of that, as well as his identity as a Mancunian and an Ethiopian. He's a great man - he organises a Christmas Day meal every year for young adults who have left foster Care, complete with a full meal and Christmas presents. AND he writes thoughtful, topical poetry!

I love this. It was commissioned and read in Manchester, U.K. on the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in June 2016. You'll have to excuse my photography 'skills' ?(the end of the first line in the last stanza should be "first born" - sorry!!)

This would be appropriate here in the UK (and elsewhere, I suppose!) at the moment.

Cooking curry and reading this - a good start to the weekend, I'd say! Although not the cheeriest of subject matter, let's be honest.

So these are what I'm currently reading!