Lemn Sissay is a foremost poet, presenter and playwright who has performed around the world and shared his love of poetry to thousands of audiences. He is the first commissioned poet for the 2012 Olympics with his poem to be placed on a Transformer.

Lemn is the curator of Shorelines, the world’s first literature festival of the sea, and this summer, he is involved with two major projects on musical icons: he’s the presenter of One Love, the BBC World Service documentary on Bob Marley and he is presenter and co-producer of a documentary on Gil Scott-Heron www.lemnsissay.com