The Sealey Challenge: Day 8! Poyums Len Pennie by Salena Godden

Poyums Len Pennie was a pleasure to read. I've never read an entire collection written in Scots language before. The poems were rhymed usually AABB, but because of the nature of the language, I never tired of the sound or cadence of the poems. I fear that despite the themes of abuse, mental illness, and medication--the structure and rhyme might have kept me from continuing to read. These poems dealt with complicated emotions and relationships. Relationships that failed, relationships that were good for a while, and relationships with medication that did not always seem to be the cure that was promised. Beautiful collection.