Lemn Sissay

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lemn_Sissay
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Properties (77)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Poet
Author
Playwright
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The National Gallery
The Old Vic
The Whitechapel Gallery
The Young Vic
The Hayward Gallery
The Tate Modern
The Hay Festival
The_Museum_of_the_History_of_Science.
gptkbp:awards gptkb:British_Book_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1967-05-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wigan,_England
gptkbp:born Foster care
gptkbp:children nan
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkbp:genre Drama
Memoir
Poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lemn Sissay
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:William_Blake
Maya Angelou
gptkbp:knownFor Public speaking on social issues
Advocacy for care leavers
Literary_contributions_to_British_literature
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Listener
The Emperor's Watchmaker
Gold_from_the_Stone
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Poet
Public speaker
Writer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse nan
gptkbp:website lemnsissay.com