11 Facts About Len Pennie

Len Pennie is a poet, Scots language performer and writer, and mental-health advocate.

Len Pennie became known on social media in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland for her "Scots word of the day" and poem videos.

Len Pennie has a Master of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of St Andrews.

Len Pennie's poems include I'm no havin children, contrasting the English "children" with the Scots "weans", which went viral in October 2020.

Len Pennie was one of five Scots commissioned to write a poem for a local Christmas campaign by Lidl about the Daft Days.

In February 2021, Len Pennie was commissioned by a campaign group Witches of Scotland to write and perform a poem for their online video In Memorial, to honour those, mainly women, who were persecuted under the Witchcraft Acts.

Len Pennie was a judge for a BBC Radio Scotland youth writers competition on climate change.

Len Pennie wrote an article for TES about using Scots in the classroom.

In September 2022, Len Pennie became a columnist for The Herald.

In March 2024, Len Pennie revealed she was in a physically and emotionally abusive relationship with Gregor Monson between 2017 and 2020.

Len Pennie was charged and initially pled not guilty, with a trial set for April 2022, but it was adjourned.