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Radio 3,01 Jun 2020,14 mins

SeriesIslands

Mingulay

The Essay

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Poet Kenneth Steven finds inspiration in Scotland's west coast islands. Each memoir concludes with a poem written about the island he has visited. 1. Mingulay: in the Outer Hebrides, an island comparable in its wild beauty and isolation to St Kilda.

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