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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

For 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’

Publisher Review

I am not sure I’ve read a more beautiful poetry book — FEARNE COTTON Wonderful . . . one of these books that just makes you happy to have in your bag — JACKIE KAY I love Lemn for his hard-won light smashed out of darkness like gold from therock. Simple fast quatrains, dawn-written, day after day, just swallow one like an espresso and go — JEANETTE WINTERSON * * New Statesman, Books of 2023 * * This wee beauty has me hooked from the preface. We truly have a national treasure in Lemn Sissay — PATERSON JOSEPH If you’re looking for love
in every day, then find
Let the Light Pour in
by Lemn Sissay — JESSICA HYNES A master of words: what he manages to do with language is help us remember that each word is important — NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE Wonderfully quotable . . . within those four lines, so much is said — CLARE BALDING The most lovely present — ANDI OLIVER A delight and a balm — ADJOA ANDOH Full of resilience, defiance and joy * * Muddy Stilettos * *