
An evening of poetry
Fri, Oct 03
|London
Join Len Pennie to launch her new book of poems 'poyums annaw' alongside Joelle Taylor 'The Night Alphabet' and 'C+nto' and Theresa Lola 'Ceremony for the Nameless'


Time & Location
Oct 03, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
London, 341-343 Roman Rd, Bow, London E3 5QR, UK
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About the event
Len Pennie is a poet who writes predominantly in the Scots language. She writes passionately about the promotion of minority languages, survivors of domestic abuse, and the destigmatisation of mental illness. A formidable follow up to her award-winning debut poetry collection, Len Pennie's poyums annaw is just like her: defiant, angry and trailblazing. These poems are a call to arms, confronting ideas of patriarchy, gender-based violence and societal injustice with equal parts tenderness, quick-wit and righteous fury. poyums annaw firmly cements Len as a defining voice in contemporary Scots poetry.
Theresa Lola is a British Nigerian poet and writer and was appointed the Young People’s Laureate for London in the year 2019-20. In 2018 she was awarded the Brunel International African Poetry Prize. Far-reaching and musical, Theresa Lola’s second collection Ceremony for the Nameless explores the act of naming and its role in shaping our identities, our aspirations, what we…
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An evening of poetry
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