Author: Pennie, Len ScotlandPublished on 30 January 2025 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 128 pages129 x 198 x 15 | 134g THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, SUNDAY POST AND iPAPER BESTSELLERWATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTHWINNER OF 2024 SCOTS BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARD 2024And I have done more than just simply get bySo much more than escape or surviveThrough the galvanisation of love, time and patienceIll take hold of my story and thrive.After life that was seldom what life ought to beThrough laughter and love Ill be wholeThis story is mine from the cover to spineAnd the narrative I will controlWhether shes writing letters to her younger self, advocating for womens rights or adapting fairy tales to process an abusive relationship, Lens 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.
