Len Pennie - poyums annaw

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. Her two poetry collections poyums and poyums annaw were instant Sunday Times bestsellers. poyums won Scots Book of the Year  in 2024 and was the winner of the British Book Awards Discover Book of the Year in 2025.



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