← George Mackay BrownThe Wreck of the Archangelby George Mackay BrownNarrative poem about shipwreck and survival in Orkney watersFind on Amazon↗About the authorGeorge Mackay BrownScottish Orcadian poet whose verse celebrates the Norse and Catholic heritage of Orkney. Loaves and Fishes and Fishermen with Ploughs draw on local legend and landscape.More by George Mackay BrownLoaves and FishesReligious verse set in Scottish island fishing communities→The Year of the WhaleEpic narrative poem about a whale and seafaring mythology→Fishermen with PloughsPoem merging agricultural and maritime imagery from Orkney→VoyagesPoems exploring journeys, travel, and historical voyages→