Jenny Lindsay

Jenny Lindsay
Born
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
OccupationPoet
Writing career
LanguageScots; English
Years active2002 -
Notable worksThe Things You Leave Behind,
This Script
Notable awardsCreative Edinburgh Award for Leadership,
John Byrne Award for Critical Thinking
Websitewww.jennylindsay.com

Jenny Lindsay is a Scottish poet, performer, and promoter.

Career

Lindsay started writing poetry in 2002 at the age of 20.[1] Her first full poetry collection to be published was "The Things You Leave Behind," which Red Squirrel Press published in 2011. She was BBC Slam Champion in 2012.[2] Following this debut, she released pamphlet-length collections, "The Eejit Pit" in 2012 and "Ire & Salt" in 2015.[3]

Lindsay worked as a modern studies schoolteacher in Edinburgh until 2014, when she became a full time writer, mentor, and events organiser.[3]

In 2016, Lindsay established her own company, "Flint & Pitch", which curates and hosts events that combine music and poetry, showcasing them at prominent venues like the Royal Lyceum Theatre.[3]

In 2017 Lindsay was awarded the Creative Edinburgh Award for Leadership for her work in the spoken word sector and longlisted for the inaugural Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship.[2]

Lindsay published her second full poetry collection, "This Script," by Stewed Rhubarb Press in 2019.[3] "This Script" is also a play that was performed the same year[3] and was described as "inspiring and thought provoking" in reviews.[4]

In 2020, Lindsay won the John Byrne Award for Critical Thinking for her film-poem ‘The Imagined We’.[5]

Works

Poetry collections

  • The Things You Leave Behind[6] (Red Squirrel Press, 2011); ISBN 978-1906700386
  • This Script[7] (Stewed Rhubarb Press, 2019) ISBN 978-1910416075
  • This Script (re-release) (Red Squirrel Press, 2022) ISBN 978-1913632328

Poetry pamphlets

  • The Eejit Pit[8] (Stewed Rhubarb Press, 2012) ISBN 978-0957636316
  • Ire & Salt[3] (Stewed Rhubarb Press, 2015)

Non-fiction

  • Hounded[9] (Polity Press, 2024) ISBN 978-1509563630

Personal life

Jenny Lindsay is from Ayrshire. She lived in Edinburgh, having moved there for university at 17, before returning to Ayrshire in 2020.[3] Lindsay is a supporter of the Scottish independence movement and has campaigned for independence.[10]

Lindsay has spoken publicly about her experiences of being stalked[10] as well as being a survivor of sexual assault.[11]

References

  1. ↑ McBay, Nadine (3 August 2019). "Jenny Lindsay's This Script calls for finding solidarity in division" – via The National.
  2. 1 2 "Jenny Lindsay | Poetry | Scottish Poetry Library". www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McMillan, Joyce (18 February 2021). "The Scotsman Sessions #188: Jenny Lindsay" – via The Scotsman.
  4. ↑ Frasier, Steven (7 August 2019). "This Script". Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023 – via The Wee Review.
  5. ↑ Sabah, Naush. "Naush Sabah's Bad, Mad, and Bold Mixtape". Retrieved 3 October 2023 – via The Poetry Society.
  6. ↑ White, Gregor (3 June 2011). "Book Review: The Things You Leave Behind, by Jenny Lindsay". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Maguire, Erin (19 May 2021). "Ayrshire poets to celebrate on World Poetry Day". Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Performance Poetry Pamphlets from Stewed Rhubarb". Scottish Review of Books. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Jessel, Robert (13 October 2024). "Rising above the mob". The Critic. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  10. 1 2 McBay, Nadine (22 April 2016). "Yes-campaigning poet speaks out for first time about stalking experience" – via The National.
  11. ↑ Wade, Mike (7 May 2023). "'Tide begins to turn' for the women cancelled by trans campaigners" – via The Times.
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