A Path of Shadows

‘You are with me still

The sun at my back walking

A path of shadows’

Written over a period of 50 years, A Path of Shadows is writer and mountaineer John Porter's first poetry collection.

Exploring the natural world, family ties and physical science as well as his climbing life, A Path of Shadows is a reflection of Porter's sharp and broad intellect, and of his desire and ability to express his feelings, beliefs and life experiences through poetry.

'A Path of Shadows is an evocative exploration of landscape and memory, observed from both the rational and romantic sides of the brain. Porter's poetry is at once lyrical and searingly sharp.'

Bernadette McDonald