We were fucked. But then—like a dream, like a magic fish bone—word arrived from Belfast that Seamus and Marie Heaney were coming down for the event, and that Seamus would write a poem.

She writes: “Seamus gave me the one thing I desperately needed growing up in that crazy family: my certificate of belonging.” In 1970, Heaney arrived in California with his family to spend the ...

Perhaps since Wordsworth’s Preface to the Lyrical Ballads, poets have been using prose to understand how poems and poetry work. Something about the procedures of prose, its civilities and ...

Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism! BBC presenter John Toal, of Radio Ulster and BBC Radio 3, will broadcast live from Seamus Heaney HomePlace in the village of Bellaghy this ...

Join English PEN, Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann and the Estate of Seamus Heaney for the announcement of the winner of the inaugural PEN Heaney Prize at Queen’s University, Belfast. Launched in 2024, the ...

Adrian Frazier’s no-holds-barred biography of the American-born Irish poet acknowledges the cost of a life turned ‘into the ...

Two new movies broke into the top five at the weekend box office, but none dethroned Moana 2 or moved Wicked down. Click to find out which movies made the cut. Conclave and Wicked lead 2025 ...

For our December event we have arranged a screening of the 1970 film Ulster in Focus: A Christmas Garland. We will also be looking at some of the Christmas cards made and sent by Heaney.

Five writers on the five books they’d give for Christmas - BOOKS: The Independent’s writers look back on the literary year ...

John Toal introduces seasonal music, features and live performances from pianist Michael McHale and folk musician Nodlaig Ní Bhrollaigh at The Seamus Heaney HomePlace. Show more Join John Toal at ...

The British band Sports Team was robbed at gunpoint while on tour in the U.S. during a stop at a Starbucks / gas station Tuesday morning in Vallejo, California. Find out what’s new on streaming ...

Dickey was revealed as the winner at a ceremony on Monday evening (2nd December) held at the Great Hall, Queen’s University Belfast, in partnership with the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s.