Poetry is more a threshold than a path. Seamus Heaney pathpoetrythreshold Change image and share on social
I'm very conscious that people dear to me are alive in my imagination - poets in particular. Seamus Heaney aliveconsciousdear Change image and share on social
I feel myself part of something. Not only being part of a community but part of an actual moment and a movement of Irish writing and art. That sense of being part of the whole thing is the deepest joy. Seamus Heaney actualartcommunity share on social
I have begun to think of life as a series of ripples widening out from an original center. Seamus Heaney begincenterlife Change image and share on social
Yeats was 18th-century oratory, almost. Seamus Heaney 18thcenturyoratory Change image and share on social
I think that water is immediately interesting. It's just, as an element, it is full of life. It is associated with origin; it is bright - it reflects you. Seamus Heaney brightelementfull Change image and share on social
I've nothing against the Queen personally. I had lunch at the Palace once upon a time. Seamus Heaney havelunchpalace Change image and share on social
I think of the bog as a feminine goddess-ridden ground, rather like the territory of Ireland itself. Seamus Heaney bogfemininegoddess Change image and share on social
I've been in the habit of helping people. Seamus Heaney habithavehelp Change image and share on social
Memory has always been fundamental for me. In fact, remembering what I had forgotten is the way most of the poems get started. Seamus Heaney factforgetfundamental Change image and share on social
