The Voyage of St Brendan

* This lively retelling of the myth of the voyage of St Brendan from Ireland to America is illustrated with original linocuts by American artist Kathleen Neeley.

* Jackson’s third poetry collection is an engaging and spirited interpretation of the tale, making it recommended reading for scholars of medieval literature and lovers of poetry or fantasy adventure alike.

* St Brendan sails the ocean with a crew of six monks in a leather-skinned currach to prove the existence of wonders in the world. His discoveries include Jasconius the island-whale, a troop of Arctic ghosts, a hellmouth of tortured souls, a rock-bound Judas, and the magical castle of the boar-headed Walserands, all brought vividly to life in the book’s poems or pictures.