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A Joyous Exploration with Lemn Sissay
Cerys curates an eclectic Sunday soundtrack with new discoveries, guests and classic gems. This week Cerys' guest is BAFTA nominated poet, author and broadcaster Lemn Sissay.
Cerys curates an eclectic Sunday soundtrack with new discoveries, guests and classic gems. This week Cerys' guest is poet, author and broadcaster Lemn Sissay.
Lemn's first collection of poems Perceptions of The Pen was self published in 1985, in 2014 he adapted Benjamin Zephaniah's Refugee Boy for the stage and in 2023 Lemn published a collection of short poems Let the Light Pour In: Morning Poems which he wrote every morning as dawn broke. The BAFTA nominated, International prize winning writer has been awarded an OBE and MBE for his services to literature. In 2012 he was the official poet of the London Olympics, he's held seats on the Booker Prize judging panel and served as the Chancellor of the University of Manchester.
Expect a mix of funk, jazz, blues, folk and beats from around the globe, blending genres and crossing borders.
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- Sun 23 Feb 2025 10:00麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 6 Music