An incisive and fiercely honest poetry collection from Sunday Times bestselling author and performance poet sensation Len Pennie
25th September 2025
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An incisive and fiercely honest poetry collection from Sunday Times bestselling author and performance poet sensation 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.
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
Pennie already - in this first collection - shows an impressive command of poetic technique [ . . . ] this intense and remarkable collection now marks her out as a poetic voice to be reckoned with - strong, tested, skilful, driven, and facing firmly towards the future Scotsman
A challenging funny naughty angry and exultant celebration of the Scottish language and of womanhood, I doubt it will find a match this year Daily Mail
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
Len Pennie shares hersel, hert and soul, in this brilliant collection. Stunningly honest, vivid and skilled, her poyums bleeze wi passion, power and beauty, skinkle wi beautiful gems of language -- ANNE DONOVAN
Lively and honest, accessible and full of spirit, Len Pennie has a way of cutting direct to the heart of the matter, of saying what should be said, in the way it should be said, that is central to poetry -- HARRY JOSEPHINE GILES
Hugely inspirational to so many people from all walks of life, but especially for our next generation of young women -- LORNA CALLERY-SITHOLE
About the Author
Len Pennie is a poet who writes in both Scots and English. She writes passionately about the promotion of minoritised languages, survivors of domestic abuse and the destigmatisation of mental illness.
Instagram & TikTok @misspunnypennie | Twitter @Lenniesaurus
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