Description
From Len Pennie, the performance poet sensation, comes an electric debut collection about loving, learning, surviving, growing and giving - an instant Sunday Times bestseller
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, SUNDAY POST AND iPAPER BESTSELLER And I have done more than just simply get bySo much more than escape or survive
Through the galvanisation of love, time and patience
I'll take hold of my story and thrive.
After life that was seldom what life ought to be
Through laughter and love I'll be whole
This story is mine from the cover to spine
And the narrative I will control Whether 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.
Author: Len Pennie
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 03/18/2025
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781837260218
ISBN10: 1837260214
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Women Authors
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
- Poetry | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
About the Author
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.
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