Former City player Nedum Onuoha sat down with Lemn Sissay OBE to discuss his poem commissioned by Manchester City to celebrate Black History Month.
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The award-winning writer penned The Stadium Speaks, a special work to celebrate the influential black figures who have helped shape our Club.
An internationally acclaimed poet, who was also the Chancellor of Manchester University for seven years, Lemn sat down with ex-City defender and football expert Nedum.
They discussed the importance of diversity, their love of Manchester, how football influenced their lives and what the poem means.
“I felt proud,” Lemn said about being asked to write the poem. “I wanted to do a good job, it was a challenge when I was asked to write this poem for Manchester City.
“It was and is an honour. It’s a request which will stay with me for the rest of my life.
“I want the poem to be owned by the person who’s in the stand watching the game. And I wanted the poem to be to be owned by the person on the pitch who’s playing it. And I want them to feel proud reading it.”
Watch Nedum and Lemn’s chat in the video player above…