poyums, the debut collection by Scots language poet Len Pennie, has been praised in a review by The Scotsman.

In the review, which subscribers can read in full here, Joyce McMillan writes:

“Pennie already – in this first collection – shows an impressive command of poetic technique, mainly dodging the doggerel risks of strongly rhyming verse, and sometimes showing an almost Shakespearean command of how to make a sentence flow through a complex rhythmic structure.

As a professional writer, Pennie has undergone a baptism of fire; but this intense and remarkable collection now marks her out as a poetic voice to be reckoned with – strong, tested, skilful, driven, and facing firmly towards the future.”

Len is currently touring the UK to celebrate the release of poyums, with events in Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Abergavenny, London, and Bristol. For more information, including dates and how to book your tickets, see here.

Len’s debut collection, poyums, is out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

Follow Len on TikTok @misspunnypennie and Twitter @Lenniesaurus.