Poems that come swiftly are usually the ones that you keep. Seamus Heaney poemswiftly Change image and share on social
I would say that something important for me and for my generation in Northern Ireland was the 1947 Education Act, which allowed students who won scholarships to go on to secondary schools and thence to university. Seamus Heaney actalloweducation share on social
The faking of feelings is a sin against the imagination. Seamus Heaney fakefeelingimagination Change image and share on social
At home in Ireland, there's a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure. Seamus Heaney attitudeauthorityavoidance Change image and share on social
My father and mother had no sense of entitlement for their children. Seamus Heaney childentitlementfather Change image and share on social
You yourself don't have to be shaken by mortal danger in order to feel your mortality. Seamus Heaney dangerfeelmortal Change image and share on social
Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit. Seamus Heaney fireinitiativekit Change image and share on social
Loyalism, or Unionism, or Protestantism, or whatever you want to call it, in Northern Ireland - it operates not as a class system, but a caste system. Seamus Heaney callcasteclass Change image and share on social
The Heaneys were aristocrats, in the sense that they took for granted a code of behavior that was given and unspoken. Argumentation, persuasion, speech itself, for God's sake, just seemed otiose and superfluous to them. Seamus Heaney argumentationaristocratbehavior 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
