The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous thing in my life was the arrival in it of poetry itself - as a vocation and an elevation almost. Seamus Heaney arrivalelevationfact Change image and share on social
In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty. Seamus Heaney beautycallinjustice Change image and share on social
Poetry is what we do to break bread with the dead. Seamus Heaney breadbreakdead 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
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
History says, 'Don't hope on this side of the grave.' Seamus Heaney gravehistoryhope Change image and share on social
Anybody serious about poetry knows how hard it is to achieve anything worthwhile in it. Seamus Heaney achievehardpoetry Change image and share on social
I suppose you inevitably fall into habits of expression. Seamus Heaney expressionfallhabit Change image and share on social
I spend almost every morning with mail. Seamus Heaney mailmorningspend Change image and share on social
Even if the last move did not succeed, the inner command says move again. Seamus Heaney commandmovesucceed Change image and share on social
