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Seamus Heaney was an Irish poet born on April 13, 1939, and passed away on August 30, 2013. He is renowned for his profound humanistic concerns and exquisite poetic skills, being one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.

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Famous Seamus Heaney Quotes

“My body was braille for the creeping influences.”

Body Influence Braille

Book:Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996

Source: Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996

“The way we are living, timorous or bold, will have been our life.”

Way Has Beens Our Lives

Book:Field Work: Poems

Source: Field Work: Poems

“Write whatever you like!”

Writing

Author:Seamus Heaney

About the Author

Born: April 13, 1939
Died: August 30, 2013
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 153

Books & Sources

Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996Related source material

The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' AntigoneRelated source material

Aeneid Book VIRelated source material

BeowulfRelated source material

Crediting Poetry: The Nobel LectureRelated source material

NorthRelated source material

Opened GroundRelated source material

Death of a NaturalistRelated source material

Death of a Naturalist: PoemsRelated source material

District and CircleRelated source material

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