Seamus Heaney Quotes

9 quotes from 9 authors

When it comes to grasping Seamus Heaney’s lasting influence, hearing what fellow writers, critics, and scholars say can be illuminating. This page gathers nine distinct voices, each offering a brief, personal take on his poetry, themes, and the way he shaped modern literature.

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I was living in Britain and then America, but it wasn't until I returned to live in Ireland in the late '70s…

Ian McElhinney

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In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf

Christopher Paolini

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I would quite like to do something on Ireland about the culture, James Joyce, Yeats, persuade Seamus Heaney to have a chat…

Rick Stein

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Often it seems that there are writers who are their best selves on the page. That Seamus Heaney was as genuine and…

Natasha Trethewey

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Each poet probably has his or her own cupboard of magnets. For some, it is cars; for others, works of art, or…

Jane Hirshfield

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“Shift #5 for Seamus Heaney a box of coconut water two cans of coconut milk so many looking for help some people…

Ali Liebegott

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Music and literature have always and continue to be massive influences. Writers such as Seamus Heaney and Frank McGuinness. I have always…

Bronagh Gallagher

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''History says, don't hope On this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice…

Anonymous

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“The ruinous deeds of the ravaging foe (Beowulf) The best-known long text in Old English is the epic poem Beowulf. Beowulf himself…

Ronald Carter

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