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