Articles related to "Seamus Heaney"

For a very select audience, this documentation of 21 years of Seamus Heaney's poetry career will be an enjoyable and cathartic journey through Ireland and its culture.

Seamus Heaney's "Whatever you say, say nothing" consists of four parts. The poem is roughly free verse with an irregular rime scheme.

The speaker's tribute to this father and grandfather who labored hard for a living dramatizes the differences between the speaker's labor and theirs.

Commissioned by Ireland's Abbey Theatre, Seamus Heaney translates Sophocles' 5th Century B.C.E. play Antigone into a timeless commentary on individual rights vs. security

Seamus Heaney wrote not only of his identity as an Irishman, but Northern Ireland's semi-schizophrenic position as both British and Irish.

Beowulf portrays a stark contrast between Paganism and Christianity and was written in the eighth century A.D. It includes passages on fate and human will.

Poet Christopher Logue, who doesn't speak Ancient Greek, has produced a radical new poem based on The Iliad with the help of Homeric scholar Donald Carne-Ross.

This book addresses what makes each of us, and western societies collectively, what they are. Many modern cultural foundations are based on Greek and Roman philosophy.

The New Yorker is more than just a bunch of clever cartoons, it is one of the most well-respected literary and cultural magazines that has stood the test of time.

American poet Richard Hugo (1923-1982) was known for his bleak portrayal of the Pacific Northwest, but his advice for aspiring poets is nothing short of hopeful.

R. Todd Felton's Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival is a fascinating and well-written account of the rebirth in Irish literature between the 1890s and 1920s

The travel business is already booming in Liverpool, European City of Culture for 2008, with its Beatles connections like the Beatles Story and John Lennon Airport

The most well-known of a group of Irish-language poets based in Cork, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill blends the folklore of the Gaeltacht with a postmodern worldview.

Poetry was originally meant to be read aloud, and still has a vital performance aspect. Here is a guide to some popular poetry podcasts.

Willie Dunne must confront his conflicted conscience when, as a member of the British forces in 1916, he returns home to Ireland during the Easter Rising.

A shipping forecast broadcast by BBC Radio 4 in the UK has become habitual listening not just for sailors, but also for a significant number of the general population.

This article looks at the problems for critics and readers who attempt to establish what makes classic books.

In a beautiful melding of poetry and art, poet Billy Collins has edited a book of poems inspired by birds, and Illustrated by naturalist David Allen Sibley.