The moment Lemn Sissay enters a room, audiences can tell he is there to perform. He is open and smiling, cracking so many jokes between his poems and memoir readings that the event feels almost like ...

Performance poet Lemn Sissay has said he wants his new piece to mark Black History Month for Manchester City to be a work that "everybody loves". Named The Stadium Speaks, it features in a short film ...

We are proud to release a special poem called 'The Stadium Speaks' to recognise and honour the influential Black figures who have helped shape Manchester City. To celebrate Black History Month, the ...

Former City player Nedum Onuoha sat down with Lemn Sissay OBE to discuss his poem commissioned by Manchester City to celebrate Black History Month. The award-winning writer penned The Stadium Speaks, ...