Letting in the Light
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SPCK Publishing
Published:18th Aug '16
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A luminous, emotionally charged and beautifully crafted new volume from one of Scotland's leading poets.
In this intimate new collection, the Christian poet Kenneth Steven reflects on bereavement, marital breakdown, the pain of separation from his beloved young daughter and the search for ‘home’. Previously his poetry has focused on the natural world. Now he finds himself struggling to address his harrowing circumstances, and it becomes clear that the words he needs will only be found by journeying inside to a deeply personal place. What emerges through the testing of faith is that most ancient of healing truths: darkness and pain open the way to hope and healing . . . it’s when we are broken, we let in the light. 'A gentle light from an unseen source pours into the distilling simplicity of these poems.' Mark Oakley, Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral
A gentle light from an unseen source pours into the distilling simplicity of these poems. -- Mark Oakley, Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral
Coracle (SPCK, 2014) Coracle adds memorably to the fine work Steven has already developed. -- Martin Halsall * Church Times *
Evensong (SPCK, 2011) This collection of poems by Kenneth Steven is stunning. There is a grave beauty in these lines, revealing a poetic voice of great sensitivity . . . quite simply, wonderful. -- Alexander McCall Smith
Columba Poems (St Andrew Press, 2005) ‘Enjoying [Kenneth Steven’s work] intensely – style and subject. -- Ted Hughes
I believe Letting in the Light- so much living expressed, miraculously in so few words – will reach an even wider audience. There is so much joy in its pages. We thank Kenneth Steven for his honesty in sharing his journey with us. -- John Dempster, * Highland News Group *
[The poems] circle down through image and gentle rhythms to a place of inner calm, a place well worth encountering. * Progressive Voices *
[His language is] skilful and condensed [with] layers of insight. * Julian Meetings magazine, April 2017 *
ISBN: 9780281076703
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 101g
64 pages