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Island

Kenneth Steven

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Over the past 20 years, Kenneth Steven has become one of the country's most popular poets. Drawing on a quiet Celtic spirituality and a love of wild Scotland, his engaging poetry offers us something beautiful, evocative, moving and captivating. In Island, Kenneth Steven has chosen over 100 poems, including some of his best and most loved poems along with a selection of new work.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Saint Andrew Press
  • Publish Date: Oct 23rd, 2010
  • Pages: 144
  • Language: English
  • Edition: UK - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.28in - 0.35lb
  • EAN: 9780715209097
  • Categories: • European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh• Christianity - General• Subjects & Themes - Religious

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About the Author

Steven, Kenneth: - Kenneth Steven lives in Dunkeld in Perthshire. He is a highly successful broadcaster, featuring regularly on national radio. His BBC Radio 4 documentary on the island of St Kilda won him a prestigious Sony Award.

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Praise for this book

'I find myself dipping very naturally into the poems, which have great freshness and honesty, often amounting to a striking purity and a real grasp of the physical essence of things. They're full of arresting phrases and images, and they're full of heart.'--Graham Swift
'Enjoying Kenneth Steven's work intensely - style and subject.'--Ted Hughes
'Kenneth Steven has a ready sensitivity to the beauty of small moments.'-- "The Herald"
'Kenneth Steven's poems ring bells in us, and chime with the profoundest responses of the human spirit.'--Magnus Magnusson