Poyums Annaw by Len Pennie women poets essay and poetics with the

essay and poetics with the eye of an archivist

The idea of 'ransom' is turned and turned again

and explains why it retains its vertiginous originality and continues to speak to us across the generations

using the geographical site of the Congo river as a lens for considering the pillaging and dislocation of societies through history

These pieces straddle the spectrum of queer experience

Poyums Annaw by Len Pennie women poets essay and poetics with thePublished 25th September 2025. There isn't a timescale for how you should heal Your bad days are valid, your heartache is real But so is the day that your smile will return That fire within you continues to burn You will overcome this and continue to thrive You are here, you are loved, you are whole, you're alive. A formidable follow up to her award winning debut poetry collection, Len Pennie's poyums annaw is just like her: defiant, angry and