Poyums / Len Pennie.
Record details
- ISBN: 1805301381
- ISBN: 9781805301387
- Publisher: Edinburgh [Scotland] : Canongate, 2024.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes an interview with the author. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Honey -- The Child -- Hauntit -- The Dragon -- Vanity -- If A Should Die -- Oh, Look -- A Bodie -- Owerhink -- Love and Hate -- Hings Tae Mind -- In Memoriam -- Not All Men -- Chattin Shite -- Little Girls -- Delusions -- Too Much -- Storytime -- Mornin, Fucker -- Reflections -- In Their Own Words -- Memento Mori -- The Library -- The Mother -- Her -- In the Name Ae the Wee Man -- Ouroboros -- Tech Support -- Yours -- The Little Poyum -- Virgin Mary -- You Don't Rhyme -- The Doll -- Mandemic -- Self-Help -- Crazy -- No True Scotsman -- 40 Seconds -- Angels -- You're Just a Man -- Aince Upon a Time -- The Fear -- Not All Men 2: Too All Too Men -- The Muse -- Solidarity -- As the Father of a Daughter -- Boys Will Be Boys -- Civil War -- The Good Old Days -- Am I Real? -- Dear Darlin -- Narratives -- The Year A Shouldnae Hae Hud -- Wheesht -- The Art of Rejection -- The Prayer -- The First Time -- Bon Appétit -- Adam and Steve -- Coorie -- Address tae the Leid -- The Perfect Victim -- Contradictions -- I'm No Havin Children. |
Summary, etc.: | "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."--Book jacket. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Feminism > Poetry. Abused women > Poetry. Scottish poetry. Poetry, Modern > 21st century. |
Genre: | Poetry. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
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Summary
Poyums
WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DISCOVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES , SUNDAY POST AND iPAPER BESTSELLER WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH WINNER OF 2024 SCOTS BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARD 2024 And I have done more than just simply get by So 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.