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The Nobel laureate wrote two poems for the Poems on the Dart project, but only one of them has been published so far Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney. Photo: Getty “People say there’s no ...
But then—like a dream, like a magic fish bone—word arrived from Belfast that Seamus and Marie Heaney were coming down ... the church so that I could light a candle for the dead of my family.
When considering an oeuvre as vast as Seamus Heaney's, what correspondences seem to offer is a tantalising glimpse behind the curated persona. Love letters, for instance—as of those between ...
Through a captivating blend of poetry, photographs and personal artifacts, HomePlace will transport you into the poetic world of Seamus Heaney, his inspiration and insights Located amidst the ...
I asked Hart, what made him write a second book about Heaney? “I got the idea for writing a second book about Seamus Heaney after I invited him to William & Mary in 2002 as part of our Patrick ...
Ten years after his death, commentators and admirers of Ireland’s Nobel Laureate poet Seamus Heaney are still looking for new ways to measure his life and work. His official biographer described ...
Seamus Heaney’s healing words a sound investmentOpens ... A signed, limited edition of Electric Light (192/300), is listed at €300-€500, and a signed limited edition of District and Circle ...
Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed musician, writer and scholar Risteard Mac Gabhann who passed away at the weekend. The 84-year-old died in the Foyle Hospice on Saturday following a short ...
THE Seamus Heaney HomePlace have announced a special weekend of events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the award-winning Co Derry poet's death. Poetry, music and film will be on offer at ...
These 101 texts across 14 languages demonstrate how vital a role translation played in the imagination of Nobel Laureate Heaney (1939–2013). As the introduction notes, Heaney began translating ...
Niamh Campbell looks at the life and words of Seamus Heaney’s sibling, who died this week in his late 70s The late Hugh Heaney, younger brother of Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, was never jealous ...