Len Pennie, the Scots language poet, women’s rights advocate and author of the #2 Sunday Times-bestselling poetry collection poyums, has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends.

In the programme, which you can listen to here, Len talks to Michelle McManus and Clive Anderson about Scots, bilingualism, social media and her debut book of “funny and fiercely feminist poems”: poyums. The show also includes conversation with Sir Ian Rankin and Shane Todd, and music from Luke La Volpe and Kim Carnie.

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.

Follow Len on TikTok @misspunnypennie and Twitter @Lenniesaurus.