As Christmas draws ever nearer, many marginalised people such as care-leavers, could be alone this holiday. Lemn Sissay’s Christmas dinner aims to provide a special, luxury day and create more positive, magic memories for its guests

Poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay, the Chancellor of The University of Manchester, launches a new university bursary designed to increase the number of black males embarking on careers in law and the criminal justice sector

Elliot Mills muses on the existance of Hardy’s Well and Lemn Sissay’s wall poem

Books editor Roma Havers interviews the poet Lemn Sissay on his new book Gold from the Stone and his role as Chancellor of the University of Manchester

Dale Edwards reviews Lemn Sissay’s performance at the 8th Black and Asian Conference on the 8th of October 2016 at Contact Theatre and his new book Gold From the Stone

Rhys Walker lists his favourite Mancunian authors

The temporary ‘Walk of Fame’ installation marks the opening of a new bar

Lancashire-born poet Lemn Sissay has been officially inaugurated into his position as figurehead of the university

As the University of Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery wins multiple national awards, renowned artist Corneila Parker tells Manchester students to rise up and fight for their future

Annie Muir feels truly privileged to have witnessed Lemn Sissay and the Manchester Camerata’s tribute to Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a dream” speech

If you thought the rainy city didn’t have much to offer in terms of literature, think again. Manchester has inspired generations of great writers and is now home to a vibrant literary scene.