Overview
āSo many people in Ireland and overseas read, admired, and watched him. The extraordinary degree to which Heaney was a creative and ethical exemplar, shaper, mentor, influence, and generous friend for his fellow poets and writers comes through especially powerfully in this book, with its 54 contributors from Ireland, Britain, the United States and further afieldā¦ā
Including four last poems by Seamus Heaney, this truly commemorative volume has already sold in very large numbers and will continue to do so for years. Sven Birkerts and Helen Vendler on the man and the poet.
A Suite of Obituaries & Global Reminiscences by leading poets and writers in Ireland, Britain and the United States.
Poems by Kerry Hardie, Michael Coady, Paddy Bushe, Kathleen Jamie, Katie Donovan, SeƔn Lysaght, Damian Smyth, Ignatius McGovern, John F. Deane, Francis Harvey, Michael Longley, Alan Gillis, Moya Cannon and Harry Clifton.
Irish President Michael D. Higgins on John Hewitt & Richard Murphy on poetry and terror.
Writing in Irish from Nuala NĆ Dhomhnaill, Cathal Ć Searcaigh and others.
PLUS: āSeamus Justin Heaney 1939 ā 2013ā, a unique photographic portfolio by Bobbie Hanvey.
Simply put, āBecause of Seamus Heaney ā the worlds of his childhood, of his exemplary life, of Northern Ireland, of literature in general ā we are immeasurably enriched.ā
This book title, Irish Pages: The Classic Heaney Issue, ISBN: 9781739353742, by Chris Agee, published by Irish Pages Press (October 15, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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