Reviews

Poyums by Len Pennie

ineedadult's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

olivia_b's review

challenging emotional inspiring

5.0

nnic's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Not always easy to read as pain and despair sometimes shine out through the words but ultimately brilliant. I particularly loved the poems in Scots and there is humour too. Favourite poems are Oh Look, Hings Tae Mind ,Wheesht and I'm no havin' children.

rcsreads's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

chloehm's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

4.5

izzy_'s review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

‘use one hand tae judge and the other to wank’

airyyyn0921's review

emotional inspiring reflective

5.0

bravesirtoaster's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

taeli's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

ros_scallydandler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

A fresh, strong, personal poetry collection. Listening to the audio book read by Pennie herself was ideal for appreciating the use of Scots language and her styles which makes strong use of rhyme. Just sometimes the passion of her reading made it harder to get a hold on a poem for myself but overall I loved her intensity.