Name: Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In
Start: 2026-02-28T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre

Spend time with a master of the spoken word, seven years a chancellor, official poet of the London Olympics, Honorary fellow of Oxford and Cambridge colleges, winner of 2024 Hay festival medal for poetry, and a three times Sunday Times best seller.
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.
Join one of the best and most beloved British poets of our time for a rare appearance in Somerset. This special evening will see Lemn perform poetry readings from Let the Light Pour In. There will be a book signing afterwards.