In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself. Seamus Heaney factlyricmedium Change image and share on social
I always had a superstitious fear of setting up a too well-designed writing place and then finding that the writing had absconded. Seamus Heaney absconddesignfear Change image and share on social
I've said it before about the Nobel Prize: it's like being struck by a more or less benign avalanche. It was unexpected, unlooked for, and extraordinary. Seamus Heaney avalanchebenignextraordinary Change image and share on social
As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. Seamus Heaney aestheticcitizencredit Change image and share on social
I credit poetry for making this space-walk possible. Seamus Heaney creditmakepoetry Change image and 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
One doesn't want one's identity coerced. Seamus Heaney coerceidentity Change image and share on social
I don't do as many readings as I used to. There was a time when I was on the road a lot more, at home in Ireland, in Britain, in Canada and the States, a time when I had more stamina and appetite for it. Seamus Heaney appetitebritaincanada share on social
Anyone born and bred in Northern Ireland can't be too optimistic. Seamus Heaney bearbreedireland 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
