This week I have a right guid blether with poet, radio presenter and champion of the Scots Leid, Len Pennie. A self-confessed ‘warrior poet held together wae spite and duct tape’, Len’s passion for her native language inspired her to start sharing her ‘Scots Word of The Day’ videos on line during the pandemic, as well as her incredible poetry. Honest and open about her mental health struggles and her experience of domestic abuse, Len hopes to help others feel less alone through her words and her efforts to build a community on and offline. Celebrating Scots as a legitimate and braw form of communication, despite some l backlash and online trolling, Len is ever determined to continue to share her creativity and love for Scots, drawing on personal experience to write her braw and brave ‘poyums’.
Helpful links
Women’s Aid
https://womensaid.org.uk
Action Against Stalking
https://www.actionagainststalking.org
Moira Anderson Foundation
https://moiraanderson.org
NHS Mental Health services:
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/
Len‘s books:
https://canongate.co.uk/contributors/19572-len-pennie/
Len on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@miss_punnypennie?_r=1&_t=ZN-91s79nWw0so
Len on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/misspunnypennie?igsh=MWt2aDVyYjNkdjFyZg==
Len Pennie & Paul Leonard-Morgan: Delusions
28th January 2026 @ Celtic Connections
https://www.celticconnections.com/event/1/len-pennie-paul-leonard-morgan-delusions/
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