Festival of Politics: Lemn Sissay

Published: Oct. 24, 2022, 9 a.m.

b'The Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone MSP joins Lemn Sissay OBE, one of the nation\\u2019s best-loved poets, to discuss his No1 best-selling memoir My Name Is Why, at the Festival of Politics.\\xa0Now an award-winning PEN Pinter Prize playwright, performer and BAFTA-nominated broadcaster, Lemn reflects on a childhood spent within the institutional care system where bureaucracy and neglect often superseded love.\\nHaving found a powerful creative release in words, Lemn talks about race, family and the meaning of home.\\nThis event was recorded live at the Scottish Parliament in August.'