Columba, the sixth-century Irish monk, has had an enormous influence on the story of Scotland. Kenneth Steven takes us on Columba’s difficult journey from Ireland to the west coast of Scotland. He takes us on many other journeys too - both real and imagined, ancient and modern. Columba’s journey becomes a metaphor for embarking on voyages of faith of many sorts and from many kinds of shores. Kenneth Steven, a bestselling poet, writes with a quiet, gentle spirituality. Images of secret places from the west coast, from its Celtic legacy, and from the lives of the people still there today, are all powerfully evoked in this new collection.