Irish poet Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature ... Watch a recording of Mr. Heaney giving a reading of his poem, “Digging”, at Villanova University in April 2010.

“The Oul’ McMahons’ Spade”, a 1973 epic by Matt Duggan, also features in McKeagney’s book, although its last verse implies ...

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 ...

Seamus and Mark explore Heaney’s unusually autobiographical poem, which wrestles with the inescapability of politics. Non-subscribers will only hear an extract from this episode. To listen to the full ...

This event is a collaboration between NMNI and Seamus Heaney HomePlace Centre, as part of a programme of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Heaney’s poetry collection _North_.

The Boston College Irish Studies Program will celebrate the life and work of Nobel-winning poet Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)—one of Ireland’s most accomplished and compelling writers—from November 16-18 ...

Faber will publish The Poems of Seamus Heaney in October 2025, including previously unpublished material. “This is the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry ...

Outgoing US President Joe Biden quoted Irish poet Seamus Heaney's poem "The Cure at Troy" on Monday, January 20 after he attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC.