An uplifting poetry collection from the number one bestselling author of My Name Is Why, Lemn Sissay OBE
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A SAINSBURY’S MAGAZINE BOOK TO GIFT
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’
“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”
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Author | Lemn Sissay |
| Country | Scotland |
| Publication Date | 12/02/2026 |
| Pages | 256 |
| Edition | first |
| Size | 14.53 x 2.34 x 21.67 cm |
| About the Author | Lemn Sissay is a BAFTA-nominated, award-winning writer and broadcaster. He has authored collections of poetry and plays and his memoir My Name Is Why was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. His Landmark poems are visible in London, Manchester, Huddersfield and Addis Ababa. |
| Publisher Address | info@canongate.co.uk |
| ISBN | ISBN-13 : 978-1963522812 |
