poyums, the #2 Sunday Times-bestselling debut poetry collection by Scots language poet and women’s rights advocate Len Pennie, has been nominated for the Books Are My Bag Awards in the Poetry category.

As announced in this article in The Bookseller, “the shortlist categories open for public vote are Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Fiction, Children’s Fiction and Breakthrough Author. The public is invited to select a winning title from each shortlist until 11pm on Sunday 3rd November. Readers are also encouraged to nominate their favourite book read in the past year, as the Readers’ Choice winner.”

To vote, and be in with a chance of winning National Book Tokens, see here. The winners will be announced on 12th November.

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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