Len Pennie, the Scots language poet and TikTok star whose debut collection poyums is out now, has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’.

On the programme, which you can listen to in full here and which also includes interviews with film director Wim Wenders and SNP Cabinet Secretary for Culture Angus Robertson, Len reads her poetry and discusses her writing, feminism, misogyny, and the Scots language.

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 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.