Whatever it means to be Irish—whatever qualities of heart and mind, whatever generosity and love for the very earth and rocks of that island—millions of Irish people were convinced that Seamus Heaney ...

The families were so close that on the occasion of Caitlin and her sister’s baptisms into the Catholic Church in 1971, Heaney wrote the girls a poem. Caitlin writes, “When Seamus stood up and ...

The Frontier of Writing: A Study of Seamus Heaney’s Prose edited by Ian Hickey and Eugene O’Brien; Citizen Poet: New & Selected Essays by Eavan Boland; Questioning Ireland by Thomas McCarthy The ...

The festive focused broadcast will take place on Sunday, December 1 with Seamus Heaney’s Christmas poems being the centre of attention. The broadcast will also draw attention to Christmas musical ...

Join English PEN, Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann and the Estate of Seamus ... volume of poetry, published in the UK or Ireland, of outstanding literary merit that engages with the impact of cultural or ...

The BBC on Wednesday celebrates 100 years of a weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and ...

CONTINUE READING BELOW PHOTO PICTURED: Isabel O'Leary has been recognised as a finalist in the 2024 Poetry Aloud competition. The late poet Seamus Heaney was a supporter of the Poetry Aloud ...

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.

IC Imogen Cassels’s most recent poetry pamphlet is Chesapeake ... Davoudian’s not above nicking a good move, in this case from Seamus Heaney. It’s a nod to “Digging”, and Heaney ...

Show more Join John Toal at The Seamus Heaney HomePlace in the poet's home village of Bellaghy, Co. Londonderry. One of Heaney’s Christmas traditions was to write a poem for his annual Christmas ...