Spread the Word - Poetry night with Len Pennie

Join us for Poetry Night with Len Pennie on Friday 15th May 2026 at Grimm & Co., Rotherham.Len Pennie is a poet who writes predominantly in the Scots language. She writes passionately about the promotion of minoritised languages, survivors of domestic abuse and the destigmatisation of mental illness. Len is an outstanding live performer and lead presenter on BBC Radio Scotlands leading arts show, The Arts Mix. She has a combined following of nearly 1.3 million engaged followers across social media, who follow her both for her poetry and for her Scots Word of the Day. She is the author of two collections of poetry, both of which are Sunday Timesbestsellers: poyums and poyums annaw. poyums won the won the Discover Award for Book of the Year at the 2025 British Book Awards.Support TBA. Mixture of local poets. [https://www.instagram.com/theguiltytherapist?utm source=ig web button share sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]Tickets are pay as you feel in price categories 5, 8 or 10. Please pay what you feel you can appropriately afford.7pm - Doors Open
7:30pm - Start
9pm - Estimated FinishDo not miss out, book below!Content Warning:
This event includes adult content and is recommended for ages 14+.This event is brought to you as part of WOW Rotherham, celebrating women, girls and non-binary communities. The festival and the wow-year round programme brings people together through music, performance, talks, workshops, food, art, and much more.