poyums, the #2 Sunday Times-bestselling debut poetry collection by Scots language poet and author Len Pennie, has been nominated for Scots Book o the Year at this year’s Scots Language Awards.

The Scots Language Awards were founded in 2019 to celebrate the Scots leid, one of the country’s three indigenous languages, and those who help to champion its continued use in daily life. This year’s ceremony will take place on September 14th in Cumnock Town Hall in Ayrshire. You can find a full list of the awards and nominees reported in The National here and The Herald here.

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.

Len’s debut collection, poyums, is a Sunday Times bestseller. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

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