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Extracts from 'images Of Africa' by Lemn Sissay.

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH April 7, 2021 The power of kisses... by Lemn Sissay INVISIBLE KISSES If there was ever one Whom when you were sleeping Would wipe your tears When in dreams you were weeping; Who would offer you time When others demand; Whose love lay more infinite Than grains of sand. If there was ever one To whom you could cry; Who would gather each tear And blow it dry; Who would offer help On the mountains of time; Who would stop to let each sunset Soothe the jaded mind. If there was ever one To whom when you run Will push back the clouds So you are bathed in sun; Who would open arms If you would fall; Who would show you everything If you lost it all. If there was ever one Who when you achieve Was there before the dream And even then believed; Who would clear the air When it’s full of loss; Who would count love Before the cost. If there was ever one Who when you are cold Will summon warm air For your hands to hold; Who would make peace In pouring pain, Make laughter fall In falling rain. If there was ever one Who can offer you this and more; Who in keyless rooms Can open doors; Who in open doors Can see open fields And in open fields See harvests yield. Then see only my face In the reflection of these tides Through the clear water Beyond the river side. All I can send is love In all that this is A poem and a necklace Of invisible kisses #nationalpoetrymonth #lemnsissay #invisiblekisses #powerofkisses https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXZRGgBdBgAlSjic5w-6bWC9Y7oSFQvHb9-vw0/?igshid=nz5t3bfbvhrn

The extraordinary Lemn Sissay is signing books, his new hit “My Name is Why” at at BookWorld’s annual holiday book sale at the Hilton on Friday at 6pm. Limited books come early! #lemnsissay #mynameiswhy #addisababahilton #yasserbagersh #addisababa #ethiopia #bookworld #addisababa Lemn Sissay https://www.instagram.com/p/B5wNtAAgHvJ/?igshid=ksso3mrlpsp0

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Going through photos I haven't / forgot to post... poetry on the ground in Manchester UK by Lemn Sissay on Tib St. Great times that night hanging out w @empaak and @ruttergram ... this one says something like "And unity sown on to the skin of all trades perhaps theyre a script words of the street" looked it up on online better later than never... #manchester #uk #unitedkingdom #tibstreet #lemnsissay #northquarter #england #art #streetart #mosaic #poetry #poems #urban #invader #fonts #stone #ceramics #manchestercity #toynbee #toynbeetiles #mysterious #mysteries #street #streetpoetry #streetarteverywhere (at Tib Street)

My daughter alongside my illustration as part of the #warriorpoets installation at @marlowetheatre for workers of art and @wisewordsfestival I was responsible for developing the visual side of the installation including the 206 glowing houses and some projected imagery (by @butchauntie )in response to stories and poems by refugees and young people in care. Creative consultation with #lemnsissay #richardnavarro #illustration #illustrator #care #refugees #orphan #boy #girl #drawing #sticker #pasteup #home #installation #marlowetheatre #art #design #streetart #child #hope #love #squirl #squirlart

#webelonghere #bbciplayer #poetry #lemnsissay @holliepoetry @jtaylortrash #sabrinamahfouz @raymond_antrobus #salenagodden #katetempest & more....launching tomorrow!! poetry on telly! #poetsofinstagram #poetrycommunity #performancepoetry #spokenword