The Boston College Irish Studies Program will celebrate the life and work of Nobel-winning poet Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)—one of Ireland’s most accomplished and compelling writers—from November 16-18 ...

When Seamus Heaney, the Irish poet and Nobel laureate, died in 2013, his last words were sent by text message. Minutes before ...

Heaney reveals how simple things, such as a thimble or a swing, can hold the weight of history-and how history can alter the emotional weight... Fluent, enjoyable and often masterful, this 11th ...

Seamus Heaney was born in 1939 in County Londonderry ... This sequence of sonnets includes memories of Heaney’s mother’s life, their relationship together and her death.

and Seamus Heaney. The talks on the Irish Nobel Laureates are offered through “The Irish Influence,” a weekly Zoom-based program featuring major and rising figures in Irish cultural life, launched ...