Author: Sissay, Lemn
Poetry by individual poets
Published on 21 September 2023 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.
Hardback | 192 pages
119 x 185 x 21 | 204g
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARA SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE BOOK TO GIFTFor the past decade, Lemn Sissay has composed a short poem as dawn breaks each morning. Life-affirming, witty and full of wonder, these poems chronicle his own battle with the dark and are fuelled by resilience and defiant joy. Let the Light Pour In is a collection of the best of these poems, and a book celebrating this morning practice.
'How do you do it?' said night'How do you wake up and shine?''I keep it simple,' said light'One day at a time'