Leena Norms

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Leena Norms is a poet, vlogger and presenter. She has amassed over 17 million views on her YouTube channel and was named Book Vlogger of the Year by London Book Fair in 2020. She was shortlisted for the Bookshop.org 2022 Indie Champions Award and for the Best BookTuber prize at the 2022 Blogosphere Awards. In 2022 Leena published her debut poetry collection Bargain Bin Rom-Com (Burning Eye Books). Known for her candid words and infectious energy, Leena crafts videos about poetry, politics, persevering in your twenties, the power of books, practical fashion and protecting the planet. Leena has previously worked with Icon Books, Pan Macmillan, Telegraph Books, Penguin Random House and produced the Vintage Books podcast. She has been named an official YouTube Creator for Change for her online campaigning and has collaborated with the European Commission, Royal Historic Palaces, the U.S. Embassy London, NHS, the Man Booker Prize, Vice and BBC 3. Source

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My heroes are dead,

my enemies are in power,

and still I must brave the shower,

brave the pavement,

brave the bus,

brave the slipping, sour us,

dig among the putrid bins,

dust off hope

and still give it keys,

still let it live here,

let it breathe.

Published:

2022

Length:

Shorty

Literary Movements:

Contemporary

Anthology Years:

2025

Themes:

Faith & Hope

Mental Health

Politics

Strength & Resilience

Literary Devices:

Anaphora

a figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences

End Rhyme

when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same

Juxtaposition

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect