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Book

The poems of Seamus Heaney

Call Number

  • 821 H4349 (CEN)

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Edition

First American edition.

Publication Information

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025.

Physical Description

xliv, 1252 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

"Seamus Heaney's voice is like no other--'by turns mythological and journalistic, rural and sophisticated, reminiscent and impatient, stern and yielding, curt and expansive' (Helen Vendler, The New Yorker). Published in a single volume for the first time, his collected poems are a testament to that unforgettable voice, and to the breadth and beauty of the Nobel laureate's long and brilliant career. This much-anticipated, definitive edition of Heaney's poetry encompasses all the pieces published in his lifetime--twelve standalone volumes, from Death of a Naturalist (1966) to Human Chain (2010), as well as verse that appeared in pamphlets, journals, and magazines--along with the small number of poems that appeared after his death. Heaney's is a body of work of universal interest that resounds with the 'lyrical beauty and ethical depth' cited by the Nobel Committee; these poems 'exalt everyday miracles and the living past.' Critical introductions to each collection and notes that illuminate the history and development of the poems make this the essential volume for admirers of Heaney's work."--

Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Archives
  • Introduction
  • A note on the text
  • Poems: Uncollected Poems (1959-1966)
  • Death of a Naturalist (1966)
  • Uncollected Poems (1966-1969)
  • Door into the Dark (1969)
  • Uncollected Poems (1969-1972)
  • Wintering Out (1972)
  • Uncollected Poems (1973-1975)
  • Stations (1975)
  • North (1975)
  • Uncollected Poems (1975-1979)
  • Field Work (1979)
  • Uncollected Poems (1979-1984)
  • Station Island (1984)
  • Uncollected Poems (1985-1987)
  • The Haw Lantern (1987)
  • Uncollected Poems (1988-1989)
  • The Cure at Troy (1990)
  • Uncollected Poems (1990-1991)
  • Seeing Things (1991)
  • Uncollected Poems (1992-1996)
  • The Spirit Level (1996)
  • Uncollected Poems (1996-2001)
  • Electric Light (2001)
  • Uncollected Poems (2001-2005)
  • District and Circle (2006)
  • Uncollected Poems (2006-2010)
  • Human Chain (2010)
  • Uncollected Poems (2010-2014)
  • Commentary
  • Appendices: I: Unpublished Poems ; Commentary
  • II: Unpublished collections in typescript
  • III: Selected editions and recordings
  • Bibliography
  • Index of first lines
  • Index of titles.

Subjects

Genres

Poetry.