Lemn Sissay brings together a stunning new collection, Morning Breaks in the Elevator. In Sissay's work, we witness declamation being honed and brought to fine art, establishing his reputation as one of the UK's foremost poets as he ably moves from loud protest through to quiet reflection.
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Lemn Sissay. Morning Breaks In The Elevator
CONTENTS
THE WAITRESS AND THE NIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE
COLOUR BLIND
CHARLIE’S PLAYING BLACKJACK
INVISIBLE KISSES
SLIPPING
MURDERING BILL
ATTEMPTED
IMMIGRATION RSVP
ERRATIC EQUIPOISE
FAIR
THE REPOSSESSION: LOT 67
BAPTISM IN MIRE
CONTROLLED EXPLOSIONS
CHILDREN’S HOME
WALKING IN CIRCLES – sile innat
MY DAD IS A PILOT
GUILT
SANDWICH LOVE
CROWD CONTROL (UK 79–97)
THE ELEVATOR
A FLOCK OF SOUND
LOVE & THE BLENDER
THE GRADUATE AND HER SECRET THESIS
THE HAND THAT FEEDS ME
INNER CITY OUT OF MY MIND
THE FALLING SUMMER
A READING IN STANSTEAD
THE BRUISE
QUIET PLACES
WINDOWSTILL
MOURNING BREAKS
MESSAGES FROM THE MINDS OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
PERFORMANCE POETRY?
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Copyright
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FOR MY AUNT, ALEMASH STEFANOS
The Waitress and the Nights of the Round Table
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Their gulping and tearing invaded the hall.
But a black swan amongst a sea of serrated cutlery, she soared just abov
