Lemn Sissay

Poet and Booker Prize Judge, Lemn Sissay MBE shares the harrowing but compelling story of his childhood. Stolen from his birth mother and rejected by foster parents, Lemn endured years of mistreatment with the UK care system. Today he is one of Britain's most renowned poets and literary figures.

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