Antigone

I wanted to link to this yesterday, but I somehow forgot. It's quite unusual for Seamus Heaney to slip my mind. But anyhow, here he is, chatting about translating Antigone.


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Seamus Heaney is a very good poet.

i am currently studying the complete works of seamus heaney for my tee english literature examination, and was wondering if anybody has any insights or comments on his poetry, it would be much appreciated, thanks

"A cruising albatross"

Famous Seamus gets some press on his new portrait.



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Eagleton v Heaney

Looks like Heaney and the big boys standing with cross arms at the back of the room win round one... Eagleton has been dropped as book reviewer for the Irish Times for criticising Heaney. (Actually, it's more likely for making them look like fools.) (From Maud)



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Portrait of Heaney unveiled

Apparently, if you stare at it and cross your eyes, you see a picture of a bog.



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Newsflash: Heaney Does Better Laureate Work than Laureate

Seamus on May Day. (I hope those Harvard bastards aren't overburdening him with teaching...)



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"Heaney is to poetry what Bono is to rock."

And we all know the heart of rock and roll is in Cleveland. (Does this make Paul Muldoon The Edge?)



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The Heaney Centre for Poetry

And a bog people drop in centre (you can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal) (From PFW)



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Heaney's Letters Donated to University

I wonder if the one I sent him about wanting a Stretch Armstrong and a new Connect Four set (after I melted the old pieces down for "bullion") are in there. Wait...



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