Pennie-Poyums - 9781805301387

Pennie-Poyums - 9781805301387 - Buku original periplus

ISBN: 9781805301387

ISBN-10: 1805301381

Published: 22nd February 2024

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Number of Pages: 128

Publisher: A&U Canongate

Dimensions (cm): 20.4 x 13.8

From Len Pennie, the performance poet sensation, comes an electric debut collection about loving, learning, surviving, growing and giving

And I have done more than just simply get by
So much more than escape or survive
Through the galvanisation of love, time and patience
I'll take hold of my story and thrive.
After life that was seldom what life ought to be
Through laughter and love I'll be whole
This story is mine from the cover to spine
And the narrative I will control

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.