#poyums

[outstanding-quotes]

When compared with too little, enough’s always too much.

Len Pennie, from “Too Much” in Poyums

#len pennie #too much #poyums #buy the book! :) #poetry #Scottish literature #quote #literature #lit #self acceptance #judgment

[lasersquid]

he was so real for this

#poyums #albatross [do not shoot]

[darklingichor]

Poyums, by Len Pennie

I found the author of this book while scrolling through Tik Tok where she primarily teaches a word a day in the Scots language (Miss PunnyPennie) I love language and find these videos a lot of fun. Then she started promoting her book.

I've said before, I'm picky about poetry. So much of it sounds pretentious and overly flowery to me. I love Robert Frost, developed a fondness for Wilfred Owen after a college project, but other than that, I can't think of another poet that has made an impact.

I *love* this book. The author 's writing is frank and raw, while still being lyrical and painting word pictures that you not only see, but feel down in your bones. The poems are often painful in the feelings they express, but some are also darkly funny. Many others explore the elements of our culture and how woman must navigate it, still others celebrate love and healing.

A lot of the poems mix the Scots language with English and it is so interesting to read because, personally, I had no trouble understanding what was being said despite the fact that I don't speak Scots.

If you like poetry, go read it. If you don't like poetry, still go read it because it is truly a great read.

#Books #Book #Book Blogging 2024 #Poyums #Len Pennie

[calamitys-child]

A remarkable amount of my time and energy is spent grabbing people by the shoulders all gritted teeth read hammond b3 organ cistern by gabrielle calvocoressi

#its a realy good poyum

[rradhyaaa]

✨in my iris✨

i wish i didn't care but how can I not

our eyes meet and my stomach is in a knot

my lips curve into an appealing smile

damn girl, everything with you is so worthwhile

my hands crave you and my knees become weak

my tongue wants your taste, unable to speak

i wish that you see it someday, in my iris

the lips I've always longed to kiss

i wish you see yourself, in my iris,

the beauty of your entity and my pure bliss

until that very fortunate day,

i'll try not get swallowed by the abyss

and be the only man to make your day

in your beautiful iris.

~ aaradhya (22/08/22)

#poetry #aaradhya #poem #poyet #poyetism #poyum #writing

[seiqn]

The devil trying to get Kirby’s soul

poyum

#sei draws #ask #i can’t draw the devil girl help #kirby #cuphead #cuphead the devil

[buffleheadcabin]

[Think I'll post some people on the webs that I follow.]

Faceplant is a wasteland, but sometimes/seldom there is a brilliant bright spot. Len Pennie is a clearing in the wilderness.

[leahthebookworm]

Book 17 0f 70

Poyums by Len Pennie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

128 pages, published 2024

Such a powerful piece of work absolutely broke my heart and mended it again, written in a mix of English and Scots . It covers very painful subjects like domestic abuse, depression and the issues women face in society. I cried sad tears, angry tears and the occasional happy one's.

#book blog #bookworm #bookish #book goals #books #audiobook #bookblr #len pennie #poetry #scots language

[aleutianofclean]

#radfem #radical feminists do interact #patriarchy #womens rights

[titlishu]

you are my favourite poyum

oh em gee

u r my favourite nohvel

#soya my beloved #you ask and i deliver #ILY

[outstanding-quotes]

My devil’s an angel who’s forgotten how to pray.

Len Pennie, from “Momento Mori” in Poyums

#len pennie #momento mori #poyums #buy the book! #poetry #scottish literature #quote #literature #lit #devil #evil #good and evil

[appsa]

Po-yum?????? That's worse than americas 'pome' wtf

Its poyum because words are yummy fuck u

#pome djwgekerbrk getting flashbacks to my 3rd grade english teacher #anyway guys its poyum. take it or leave it #ask

[calamitys-child]

what does your blog title mean? :D

OF BROWNYIS AND BOGILLIS FULL IS THIS BUKE - its the preface/review to the poem Tam O'Shanter by Rabbie Burns! It means in English essentially "this story is full of ghosts and goblins", the poem is a fantastic Scots spooky story in which the protagonist, Tam, goes out late drinking after work even though his wife told him to come home early. He decides to take the shortcut home at midnight even though that route has had tons of misfortune associated with it and when he reaches the haunted old church he discovers Satan Himself playing music for a dance of witches and monsters. Drunk, horny, stupid Tam watches and catcalls a hot younger looking witch and immediately everyone goes FUCKIN GET HIM and a hundred horrors chase him for dear fucking life. Its a fuckin great poyum its so fun and spooky and I can recite about half of it from memory, I'd like to learn the full thing cause its a great party piece

[rradhyaaa]

✨untitled✨

with emotions true, words together i weave

i cook up scenarios in which you believe

through them i euphorise, i yearn and i grieve

complete expression of thought, i achieve

let me be in a place gray

or under a splendid sunny day

my words keep the demons at bay

i fake alot to reach the end of the day

with my hurricane of thoughts, on the bed i lay

after everyone's departure, my poems stay

and feed my demons, only to drive them away

with the waves of life, up and down i sway

to avoid it's punches, this is my very own way

i hope my words co-operate and not go astray

or it will be a literal doomsday

~ aaradhya (30/07/22)

#poetry #poem #aaradhya #poyetism #poyet #writing #poyum

[purgatorybfs]

one last destiel poyum coming up

#love saying poyum instead of poem

[hexandbalances]

Fife student Len Pennie, one of the rising stars of Scotland’s poetry scene thanks to her daily posts on Twitter, has described their treatment as “state-sanctioned murder of innocent folks” in a powerful new video.

It includes a pledge to “demand justice” for all those who were tortured and tried when the Witchcraft Act was law in Scotland between the 16th and 18th centuries, branding it “a punishment lacking a crime.”

The 21-year-old was commissioned by campaigners fighting to secure a pardon, apology and new national memorial for all those accused, convicted and executed between 1563 and 1736.The film featuring her poem, In Memorial, was launched to coincide with the Scottish Parliament being formally asked to right a “terrible miscarriage of justice” suffered by almost 4000 Scots accused of witchcraft, the vast majority of whom were women.

The poem includes the lines: “Noo yer’re deid but never gone, hen, there’s them that still carry yer name

“There’s them that mind ciminals bidin in courts, heids that should hing heavy wae shame

"Auld Nick didnae ken ye fae Eve, hen, ye had but yer ain eyes tae see

“The wrang wasnae yours, the guilt was misplaced, yer innocence plain as can be.”

The petition lodged with the Scottish Parliament by the Witches of Scotland campaign, which is being led by QC Claire Mitchell and author Zoe Venditozzi, suggests that Scotland had five times as many witch trials as anywhere else in Europe.

Their petition states: “As with elsewhere in Europe, the vast majority of those accused, some 85 per cent were women. The stripping and pricking of women was common, as was sleep deprivation. Most confessed and that was used as the basis for their conviction. The method of execution was by way of strangulation and then burning at the stake.

Pennie’s poem goes on: “Yer soul’s noo at peace wae the earth, hen, sleep and be wan wae the sky

"We’ll scrieve yer name in books they cannae burn, write a legacy never tae die

“But we willnae just beg ae yer pardon, hen, those days have lang ceased tae exist

“We noo demand justice fur aw those lit you, lang gone but eternally missed.”

Pennie, who has amassed more than 70,000 followers on Twitter in the last few months, has had her work championed by actor Michael Sheen, author Neil Gaiman, playwright David Greig and comic Janey Godley in recent months.

She also starred alongside broadcaster Edith Bowman, writer and broadcaster Billy Kay and comic Janey Godley in the National Trust for Scotland’s virtual Burns Supper last month.

Mitchell said: “Zoe Venditozzi and I wanted to mark the presentation of the petition to the Scottish Parliament to seek a pardon, apology and national monument."

We thought that Len Pennie was the obviously choice as a brilliant Scots poet who uses the Scots language. We were delighted when she agreed to write a poyum for us.

“In Memoriam perfectly captures why it is necessary to remember the women and men killed as witches and to galvanise support for the petition, it is a beautiful tribute to those killed as witches.”

#feminist witch #witchblr #witchcraft #scottish witch #poetry #feminism #witchcraze #witch trials