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Festival of Politics: Lemn Sissay
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The Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone MSP joins Lemn Sissay OBE, one of the nation’s best-loved poets, to discuss his No1 best-selling memoir My Name Is Why, at the Festival of Politics. Now an award-winning PEN Pinter Prize playwright, performer and BAFTA-nominated broadcaster, Lemn reflects on a childhood spent within the institutional care system where bureaucracy and neglect often superseded love.
Having found a powerful creative release in words, Lemn talks about race, family and the meaning of home.
This event was recorded live at the Scottish Parliament in August.
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Manage episode 345089249 series 2363243
The Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone MSP joins Lemn Sissay OBE, one of the nation’s best-loved poets, to discuss his No1 best-selling memoir My Name Is Why, at the Festival of Politics. Now an award-winning PEN Pinter Prize playwright, performer and BAFTA-nominated broadcaster, Lemn reflects on a childhood spent within the institutional care system where bureaucracy and neglect often superseded love.
Having found a powerful creative release in words, Lemn talks about race, family and the meaning of home.
This event was recorded live at the Scottish Parliament in August.
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