TWA Poet: Seamus Heaney

1939 - 2013 "In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty."

It’s the birthday of Seamus Heaney (1939) born in Northern Ireland as the eldest of nine children. His mother came from a line of linen factory workers and his father’s family worked as farmers and cattle dealers. His writings often focused on the intermingling of rural life and urban industry. One of his best-known works is Death of a Naturalist (1966)…