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Poetry is about the tiny, little things – set against the light of eternity
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.
‘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’s poems ring bells in us, and chime with the profoundest responses of the human spirit.’
Magnus Magnusson
‘Kenneth Steven has a ready sensitivity to the beauty of small moments.’
The Herald
Listen to a selection of poems from Kenneth Steven in the Media Player to the left