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100 Poems

Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney had the idea to form a personal selection of poems from across the entire arc of his writing life, small yet comprehensive enough to serve as an introduction for all comers. He never managed to do this himself, and no other edition exists which has such a broad range, drawing from first to last of his prize-winning collections. But now, finally, the project has been returned to, resulting in an intimate gathering of poems chosen and introduced by the Heaney family. In 100 Poems, readers will enjoy the most loved and celebrated poems, as well as discovering new favourites. It is a singular and welcoming anthology, reaching out far and wide, now and for years to come.

Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney was born in County Derry in Northern Ireland. Death of a Naturalist, his first collection of poems, appeared in 1966, and was followed by poetry, criticism and translations which established him as the leading poet of his generation. In 1995 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and twice won the Whitbread Book of the Year, for The Spirit Level (1996) and Beowulf (1999). Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, appeared in 2008; Human Chain, his last volume of poems, was awarded the 2010 Forward Prize for Best Collection. He died in 2013. His translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI was published posthumously in 2016 to critical acclaim, followed in 2018 by 100 Poems, a selection of poems from his entire career, chosen by his family.

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100 Poems

Seamus Heaney

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The Cure at Troy

Death of a Naturalist

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Human Chain

District and Circle

The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables: Translated by Seamus Heaney

W. B. Yeats

Beowulf

Death of a Naturalist

The Rattle Bag: An Anthology of Poetry

The Burial at Thebes

The School Bag

W. B. Yeats

Finders Keepers: Selected Prose 1971 - 2001

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New Selected Poems 1966-1987

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North

The Spirit Level

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Field Work

Electric Light

Government of the Tongue