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poyums annaw

By: Len Pennie
Narrated by: Len Pennie
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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.

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. poyums annaw firmly cements Len as a defining voice in contemporary Scots poetry.

©2025 Len Pennie (P)2025 Canongate Books Ltd Gender Studies Poetry Social Sciences Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

Praise for Poyums:

'A poet who redefines what poetry is and who it is for' (LEMN SISSAY)

'The keeper and reinventor of the Scots language in the 21st century' (IAN MCMILLAN)

'I adore Lennie's poetry' (NIGELLA LAWSON)

'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)

'A wonderful debut, these poems are packed with courage and truth and fierce fire, I found vulnerability and tenderness shared here and also brutal honesty, this book is a bold and beautiful rallying cry' (SALENA GODDEN)
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It is wonderful, I enjoyed it unbelievably. Thanks. Keep the fantastic work going forever. What you have so wonderful.

Beautiful

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The passion in this work just amazes me thank you so much for your beautiful words

Stunning

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Take everything I said about Pennie’s first poyums collection and times it by 2. Simply delicious. Her performance is so passionate and visceral, she never fails to give me chills, make me smirk and snort, or prick my eyes with tears in the right places. She is an immensely talented woman and every man who scoffs at her and tries to tear her down proves just how right and necessary her work is. I can’t wait for the day their kids are studying her in school.

Stunning collection

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