Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century. A native of Northern Ireland, Heaney was raised in County Derry, and later lived for many years in Dublin. He was the author of over 20 volumes of poetry and criticism, and edited several widely used anthologies. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 'for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.' Heaney taught at Harvard University (1985-2006) and served as the Oxford Professor of Poetry (1989-1994). He died in 2013.Heaney has attracted a readership on several continents and has won prestigious literary awards and honors, including the Nobel Prize. As Blake Morrison noted in his work Seamus Heaney, the author is 'that rare thing, a poet rated highly by critics and academics yet popular with 'the common reader.'' Part of Heaney's popularity stems from his subject matter￢ﾀﾔmodern Northern Ireland, its farms and cities beset with civil strife, its natural culture and language overrun by English rule. The New York Review of Books essayist Richard Murphy described Heaney as 'the poet who has shown the finest art in presenting a coherent vision of Ireland, past and present.' Heaney's poetry is known for its aural beauty and finely-wrought textures. Often described as a regional poet, he is also a traditionalist who deliberately gestures back towards the 'pre-modern' worlds of William Wordsworth and John Clare.
Title: Poems
Author: Seamus Heaney
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Year: 1995
Number of pages: 384
ISBN: 9780571178902
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