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 ...

She writes: “Seamus gave me the one thing I desperately needed growing up in that crazy family: my certificate of belonging.” In 1970, Heaney arrived in California with his family to spend the ...