In this exciting and beautiful spiritual evocation of Iona, we find inspiring photography, brand new poems, tales recounting legends, local stories and Celtic passages from Adamnan - but there is much more to this wonderful book than a simple description of its elements can capture. It is a work of poetic, spiritual beauty. Evoking the intricacies of the island's spiritual web, the book finds half-explored coves and caves, explores the names of certain seldom-visited glens and headlands and tells people who thought they knew everything about Iona things of which they had no knowledge.

About the Author
KENNETH STEVEN is a highly popular Scottish writer, poet and broadcaster whose work is steeped in a love of Iona and the west coast of Scotland. IAIN SARJEANT is a thoughtful, frequently published photographer whose work evocatively complements the poetic approach of Kenneth Steven.

Reviews
'...Steven has a talent for capturing the startling, original image . . . he is a fine, fine poet' * New Shetlander *
'this poet is a worthy successor to such greats as George Mackay Brown, Iain Crichton Smith and Norman MacCaig ... he celebrates Scotland's past and present without the least trace of sentimentality' * The Scots Magazine *
'Kenneth Steven has a ready sensitivity to the beauty of small moments.' * The Herald *



Book Information
ISBN 9780861538300
Author Kenneth Steven
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Saint Andrew Press
Publisher Saint Andrew Press