My Name Is Why

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Chapters are prefaced by gnomic poems, many of which speak of the resilience and hopefulness necessary to emerge from what he endured; they also help propel our thoughts towards his brighter future. If a question lands flat or causes too much of a stir, move the group in a completely different direction. Being able to see the world as a poet gives him dominion over all the petty managers, social workers, ‘care’ home ‘family’ staff (some who try to help in their bumbling, inefficient ways) and most of all the pair of hopeless morons appointed to ‘parent’ him. He also found out that as a baby, he had been taken away from his Ethiopian mother and put into care.

Sissay was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, was chancellor of the University of Manchester from 2015 until 2022, and joined the Foundling Museum's board of trustees two years later, having previously been appointed one of the museum's fellows. Discussed Norman with Miss Jones, who has quite a pathetic attitude towards the child, purely based on his colour – see recent school report where she refers to him as a Ray of Sunshine – she sees his colour as his cross to bear – hopefully the staff attitude in his new school will be more realistic. to this day, think that success is being able to look in the mirror and know that I'm alright on that day.

When I left the children’s home at 18, there were two things I wanted to do with the rest of my life.

Plunged by his father's disappearance into a glittering world of scheming dynasties, warring patriarchs and vicious scions, Stephen must navigate magical high society and learn to control his gifts.

I’ve really liked and admired the strong, pure focus of Lemn Sissay’s voice as a poet and a broadcaster at large every time I’ve had the opportunity to read or hear it. This is a memoir of his childhood in the care system: in a foster home until he was 12 and then in a series of children’s homes. I really did not like the way Sissay decided to format the book, with most of the narrative being told in social work/government entries, with little-to-no exposition made on Sissay's part; almost like inserting a quote in an essay and that being the sentence, with no analysis. Max, now divorced and living in London, is on the way to visit Ruby and her new-born daughter when he is hailed by an old magician friend Ted English, aka The Great Deceiver.

It is a harrowing insight into the early life of a man many will know through his poetry or other writing. If you have a company and use different profiles for different languages, you can add the language suffix at the end of your username to differentiate each profile. If you are a business, you can opt to add your activity to your name to differentiate from the rest. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Hearing other’s perspectives on facts and how data is presented can help us absorb material in a much deeper way.So much of this story is heartbreaking but the damning documents by social services which serve as proof that he was not only denied his real family, his heritage, and his name but also the permission to dream, propels that feeling into something much deeper.