From Len Pennie, the performance poet sensation, comes an electric debut collection about loving, learning, surviving, growing and giving
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Summary
From Len Pennie, the performance poet sensation, comes an electric debut collection about loving, learning, surviving, growing and giving
Description
And I have done more than just simply get bySo much more than escape or surviveThrough the galvanisation of love, time and patienceI'll take hold of my story and thrive.After life that was seldom what life ought to beThrough laughter and love I'll be wholeThis story is mine from the cover to spineAnd the narrative I will controlWhether she's writing letters to her younger self, advocating for women's rights or adapting fairy tales to process an abusive relationship, Len's voice is bold, unashamedly frank and unmistakably hers. The poems in this collection, both funny and fiercely feminist, announce a formidable new talent. Moving deftly between English and Scots, poyums is as approachable as it is affecting.
Awards
Winner of Scots Book o the Year Scots Language Award 2024 (UK) Short-listed for The British Book Awards - Discover Book of the Year 2025 (UK)
Critic Reviews
'The keeper and reinventor of the Scottish language in the 21st century' - IAN MCMILLAN
'I think Lennie is brilliant. She has such talent and passion and joy' - MICHAEL SHEEN
'I adore Lennie's poetry' - NIGELLA LAWSON
'Beautiful poetry and her language is just spectacular' - JANEY GODLEY
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About the Author
Len Pennie is a poet who writes predominantly in the Scots language. She writes passionately about the promotion of minority languages, survivors of domestic abuse and the destigmatisation of mental illness.Instagram & TikTok @misspunnypennie | Twitter @Lenniesaurus
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