Seamus Heaney

[anteros_lmc]

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[charliecochrane]

I'm shamefully ignorant of Heaney's work. Must rectify this.

[anteros_lmc]

I know less of his work than I would like, but he's well worth taking time to discover. He was a real force of nature, a cliche to be sure, but in his case true.

Here's a verse you might appreciate, from Ten Glosses

5. The Party

Overheard at the party, like wet snow
That slumps down off a roof, the unexpected,
Softly powerful name of Wilfred Owen.
Mud in your eye. Artillery in heaven.

[charliecochrane]

Stunning. I've just read the whole thing and am blown away.

[elfscribe5]

Thanks for posting the youtube vid, I'll definitely listen when I get a chance. I own Heaney's Beowulf, a really wonderful translation.

[anteros_lmc]

You're very welcome. Hope you get a chance to listen to it. I was transfixed by it the first time I heard his own reading.