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
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
In Northern Ireland, helicopters are not usually used to promote poetry. Seamus Heaney helicopterirelandnorthern Change image and share on social
Tom Sleigh's poetry is hard-earned and well founded. I great admire the way it refuses to cut emotional corners and yet achieves a sense of lyric absolution. Seamus Heaney absolutionachieveadmire Change image and share on social
I'm not personally obsessed with death. At a certain age, the light that you live in is inhabited by the shades - it 'tis. Seamus Heaney agedeathinhabit Change image and share on social
The kinds of truth that art gives us many, many times are small truths. They don't have the resonance of an encyclical from the Pope stating an eternal truth, but they partake of the quality of eternity. There is a sort of timeless delight in them. Seamus Heaney artdelightencyclical share on social
Poems that come swiftly are usually the ones that you keep. Seamus Heaney poemswiftly Change image and share on social
There's never going to be a united Ireland, you know. Seamus Heaney irelandunite Change image and share on social
The faking of feelings is a sin against the imagination. Seamus Heaney fakefeelingimagination Change image and share on social
