We are aware of being in the grip of a master
of the spoken word and a highly charismatic performer
Metro
Lemn has spoken on stages throughout the world:
America, Australia, Bali, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Denmark, Dubai, Ethiopia, Eritrea, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Holland, India, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, UK and Zimbabwe.
TESTIMONIALS
“I'm on page 149 of mynameiswhy and my heart is breaking a bit more with every page ... loving it and hating it at the same time (meant only in a good way I'm sure you know).”
“MyNameIsWhy a tragically sad memoir of a system that utterly failed a child, yet this child had such resilience to survive & go on to achieve great things. Glad Sissay found his voice & praying for those who haven’t / can’t.”
“Had the privilege of hearing @lemnsissay talk about his life. I was mesmerised by his words - thank you for bringing #MyNameIsWhy to Sheffield”
“Forever in awe of @lemnsissay - In an old role within the fostering sector, I found his talks incredible. #MyNameIsWhy is such a powerful read for anyone in the children’s care sector and it will stay with me for a long time.”
“So happy I watched this @lemnsissay so beautifully put together. The book #mynameiswhy comes alive in this documentary.”
“I've just finished reading @lemnsissay book, #mynameiswhy. It's had me in floods of tears. Everyone from the care sector has a story to tell and it's people like Mr Sissay that keeps us united. Please read his book.”
“Started reading the most remarkable memoir yesterday. Today I almost finished it... but I want to try and make it last.@lemnsissay had such an important story to tell and I’m so pleased he’s been able to tell it. Can’t recommend #MyNameIsWhy enough”
“If I had to name my hero it would be @lemnsissay A true artist who overcame so much and changes the world every day. Style <always> on point too. #mynameiswhy”
“ Just turning the first page of #MyNameIsWhy by@lemnsissay Massive respect to Lemn for a life time of being a voice for those raised in care of the state.”
“ This, from @lemnsissay, is a searingly honest, brutal and heartfelt memoir. I genuinely cannot begin to even fathom how difficult it was to put pen to paper. It’s an important read so please please go grab a copy. Thank you Lemn. #MyNameisWhy”
“ Since my mum died I've felt an overwhelming sense of 'there is no-one left in the world to love me unconditionally'... I've just finished reading #mynameiswhy @lemnsissay ... now thinking 'thank goodness I had unconditional love for 41years' “