Lemn Sissay

Desert Island Discs: Archive 2011-2014 by BBC

Oct 14, 201534:52Society & Culture

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Lemn Sissay. As a poet, writer and playwright, much of his work tells the story of his search for his birth parents. Born to a young Ethiopian woman who wanted him temporarily fostere...

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