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Quote by Seamus Heaney

“A writer is not different from a reader, in that the common ragbag of orthodoxies and assumptions is what a poet has to work with as well.”

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Seamus Heaney

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. more

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