An evening with… Len Pennie

Join us for an evening in the Book-ish Loft with Sunday Times bestselling author, activist and performance poet sensation Len Pennie! We will be celebrating the publication of Poyums Annaw – an incisive, fiercely honest second poetry collection.

About Poyums Annaw
A formidable follow-up to her award-winning debut poetry collection, Len Pennie’s Poyums Annaw is just like her: defiant, angry and trailblazing. These poems are a call to arms, confronting ideas of patriarchy, gender-based violence and societal injustice with equal parts tenderness, quick-wit and righteous fury. Incisive and fiercely honest, Poyums Annaw firmly underscores Len’s place as a defining voice in contemporary poetry.

There isn’t a timescale for how you should heal

Your bad days are valid, your heartache is real

But so is the day that your smile will return

That fire within you continues to burn

You will overcome this and continue to thrive

You are here, you are loved, you are whole, you’re alive.

“I think Lennie is brilliant. She has such talent and passion and joy” – MICHAEL SHEEN

“A poet who redefines what poetry is and who it is for” – LEMN SISSAY

“An unforgettable voice that takes on the power of English and Scots and lingers in the spaces in-between. These poyums made me wince, laugh, and marvel” – SUSIE DENT

“The keeper and reinventor of the Scots language in the 21st century” – IAN MCMILLAN

“I adore Lennie’s poetry” – NIGELLA LAWSON

About Len Pennie
Len Pennie is a poet who writes predominantly in the Scots language. She writes passionately about the promotion of minoritised languages, survivors of domestic abuse and the destigmatisation of mental illness. Presenter on BBC Radio Scotland’s lead arts show, Arts Mix, she is the author of two collections of poetry: her Sunday Times bestselling debut, Poyums, and the upcoming Poyums Annaw.

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