A generous and thoughtful piece - and thank you for the recording of Heaney reading Mint. I suppose a full biography will come eventually, but personally am grateful to have the poems and to leave his wife and children their private memories.
A wonderful piece about one of my favorite poets! I’m so pleased you mentioned his lecture Redress of Poetry, as it is something that has been on my mind recently.
Today On May 30, 2024, we see that the rule of law in the United States still works. Now we will have to wait to see if our Constitution will survive this upcoming Presidential election.
A generous and thoughtful piece - and thank you for the recording of Heaney reading Mint. I suppose a full biography will come eventually, but personally am grateful to have the poems and to leave his wife and children their private memories.
Thanks!
A wonderful piece about one of my favorite poets! I’m so pleased you mentioned his lecture Redress of Poetry, as it is something that has been on my mind recently.
https://adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/the-redress-of-teaching?r=gtvg8
This is an exquisite post that communicates the spirit of poetry through your love for it. Thank you.
What a lovely comment, thank you!
Henry, I quoted exactly the passage you chose above from _The Cure at Troy_ in this post on July 21, 2022: https://marytabor.substack.com/p/time-for-the-united-states-to-do Today we see that:
"History says, Don’t hope
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme."
Today On May 30, 2024, we see that the rule of law in the United States still works. Now we will have to wait to see if our Constitution will survive this upcoming Presidential election.
yes it was surprisingly topical!
I think I was 12 (?) when I first encountered Heaney. Digging and Death of a Naturalist are absolute bangers.