Let the Light Pour In

Author: Sissay, Lemn

Poetry by individual poets

Published on 1 January 1800 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARA SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE BOOK TO GIFTFor 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'