poyums
About this book
WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DISCOVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, SUNDAY POST AND iPAPER BESTSELLER
WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH
WINNER OF 2024 SCOTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARD 2024
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Honey
- The Child
- Hauntit
- The Dragon
- Vanity
- If A Should Die
- Oh, Look
- A Bodie
- Owerhink
- Love and Hate
- Hings Tae Mind
- In Memoriam
- Not All Men
- Chattin Shite
- Little Girls
- Delusions
- Too Much
- Storytime
- Mornin, Fucker
- Reflections
- In Their Own Words
- Memento Mori
- The Library
- The Mother
- Her
- In the Name Ae the Wee Man
- Ouroboros
- Tech Support
- Yours
- The Little Poyum
- Virgin Mary
- You Don’t Rhyme
- The Doll
- Mandemic
- Self-Help
- Crazy
- No True Scotsman
- 40 Seconds
- Angels
- You’re Just a Man
- Aince Upon a Time
- The Fear
- Not All Men 2: Too All Too Men
- The Muse
- Solidarity
- As the Father of a Daughter
- Boys Will Be Boys
- Civil War
- The Good Old Days
- Am I Real?
- Dear Darlin
- Narratives
- The Year A Shouldnae Hae Hud
- Wheesht
- The Art of Rejection
- The Prayer
- The First Time
- Bon Appétit
- Adam and Steve
- Coorie
- Address tae the Leid
- The Perfect Victim
- Contradictions
- I’m No Havin Children
- Acknowledgements
- An Interview with the Author
