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SUMMARY:Lemn Sissay (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)
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DESCRIPTION:MLF Members can book advance tickets on Wednesday 21 June. Ti
 ckets go on general sale on Friday 23 June. MLF Get Closer Membership st
 arts at £20 pa. To buy an MLF Get Closer Membership and book advance tic
 kets find the link under 'More Information'. \n\n'How do you do it?' sai
 d night \n'How do you wake up and shine?' \n'I keep it simple\,' said li
 ght \n'One day at a time.' \n\nWe are delighted to welcome back former U
 niversity of Manchester Chancellor and poet\, Lemn Sissay\,  for a speci
 al preview event at the Manchester Literature Festival to launch his lat
 est poetry collection Let the Light Pour In. Lemn begins every day by wr
 iting a short poem. A way to exercise his mind\, to connect\, to explore
 \, to be curious\, to start each day with an act of hope. It’s a practic
 e he’s had for ten years\, and now\, he’s collected the best of them in 
 one volume. Lemn is a phenomenal performer. Exuberant\, funny and occasi
 onally heart-wrenching\, he’s a pleasure to watch. Come and listen\, be 
 entertained and inspired. Step into the light.\n\nLemn is a BAFTA-nomina
 ted\, award-winning writer and broadcaster. He is the author of several 
 collections of poetry including Gold from the Stone\, numerous plays for
  stage and radio and the Sunday Times bestselling memoir My Name Is Why.
  In 2019 he was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize. Presented by Manchester Li
 terature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Cre
 ative Manchester.\n\n\nTickets £17 / £15\n\nIf you have any access requi
 rements you want to discuss with the venue\, please call the HOME Box Of
 fice on 0161 200 1500 or email them at: access@homemcr.org\n\n\n\n\n\nPr
 esented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for
  New Writing & Creative Manchester\n@McrLitFest \n@HOME_mcr \n@newriting
 MCR \n@UoMCreativeMCR \n@MCRCityofLit \n@canongatebooks \n@lemnsissay\n
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LOCATION:HOME\, 2 Tony Wilson Place\, Manchester\, M15 4FN
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