The Poems of Seamus Heaney, 9780571340385
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A lifetime of poetry: marvels found in the ordinary world.
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Summary

The Poems of Seamus Heaney: A Definitive Collection

‘More than any other poet since Wordsworth he can make us understand that the outside world is not outside, but what we are made of.’ John Carey

This is the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry. It encompasses all the poems Heaney published in his lifetime as well as the small number that appeared after his death: twelve single volumes, from Death of a Naturalist (1966) to Human Chain

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780571340385
ISBN-10:0571340385
Author:Seamus Heaney, Bernard O'Donoghue, Dr Rosie Lavan, Matthew Hollis
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Imprint:Faber & Faber
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:1296
Release Date:5 January 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
About The Author

Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney was born in County Derry in Northern Ireland in 1939. Death of a Naturalist, his first collection, appeared in 1966, and was followed by poetry, criticism and translations which established him as the leading poet of his generation. He died in 2013.

Rosie Lavan is an Associate Professor in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin. She is author of Seamus Heaney and Society (2020).

Bernard O’Donoghue is an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. His seventh collection of poetry, The Anchorage, was published in 2025.

Matthew Hollis is a poet, editor and biographer. He is the author of Earth House, a collection of poems, published in 2023.

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