Sonnet is about movement in a form. Seamus Heaney formmovementsonnet Change image and share on social
But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing that the very brutality of the means by which the IRA were pursuing change was destructive of the trust upon which new possibilities would have to be based. Seamus Heaney basebrutalitychange 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
Since I was a schoolboy, I've been used to being recognized on the road by old and young, and being bantered with and, indeed, being taunted. Seamus Heaney banterhaverecognize Change image and share on social
The kind of poet who founds and reconstitutes values is somebody like Yeats or Whitman - these are public value-founders. Seamus Heaney foundfounderkind Change image and share on social
One of the best descriptions of the type of writer I am was given by Tom Paulin, who described himself as a 'binge' writer - like a binge drinker. I go on binges. Seamus Heaney bingedescriptiondrinker Change image and share on social
In the United States, in poetry workshops, it's now quite a thing to make graduate students learn poems by heart. Seamus Heaney graduateheartlearn Change image and share on social
Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained. Seamus Heaney dashhopemaintain Change image and share on social
The murder of Sean Brown hurt my soul. Seamus Heaney brownhurtmurder Change image and share on social
My father was a creature of the archaic world, really. He would have been entirely at home in a Gaelic hill-fort. His side of the family, and the houses I associate with his side of the family, belonged to a traditional rural Ireland. Seamus Heaney archaicassociatebelong share on social
