Dave Gorman
tour continues this Autumn https://t.co/TxEgafvEqG I once made 36 solo, hour-long stand-up shows. Avail here: https://t.co/kIJ9mwkqph I never RT a request to RT
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Dave Gorman
“Was buying @lemnsissay's book (because Lemn's great) and was delighted to see he was a best seller. But now I'm imagining a disgruntled book-buyer scouring this section and getting upset because the racist and discriminatory books he's looking for aren't there. https://t.co/6ortqu6rez” (from X)
by Lemn Sissay·You?
by Lemn Sissay·You?
At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in a foster family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth. This is Lemn's story; a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph. Sissay reflects on a childhood in care, self-expression and Britishness, and in doing so explores the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning of home. Written with all the lyricism and power you would expect from one of the nation's best-loved poets, this moving, frank and timely memoir is the result of a life spent asking questions, and a celebration of the redemptive power of creativity.