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KENNETH STEVEN
64pp
‘an excellent collection … Steven has a talent for capturing the startling, original image … he is a fine, fine poet and his volume is highly recommended.’ New Shetlander
Acclaimed poet Kenneth Steven draws on his long association with the west coast of Scotland and with the beautiful island of Iona in particular. This island has been a place of deep spiritual significance since his early childhood.
At the 2006 Sony Radio Academy Awards, the UK's most prestigious radio accolades, Kenneth won the Gold Award for Radio Features for his BBC Radio 4 programme, A Requiem for St Kilda's.
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EXTRACT
Iona
Is this place really nearer to God?
Is the wall thin between our whispers
And his listening? I only know
The world grows less and less –
Here what matters is conquering the wind,
Coming home dryshod, getting the fire lit.
I am not sure whether there is no time here
Or more time, whether the light is stronger
Or just easier to see. That is why
I keep returning, thirsty, to see this place
That is older than my understanding,
Younger than my broken spirit.
© Kenneth Steven
Other books by Kenneth Steven
New! Salt and Light
New CD!Sanctuary: poems of Celtic spirituality
Columba – Poems
Wild Horses (poems)
The Lord's Prayer: explained for children