Biography

Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (/ˈʃeɪməs ˈhiːni/; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is Death of a Naturalist (1966), his first major published volume. Heaney was and is still recognised as one of the principal contributors to poetry in Ireland during his lifetime. American poet Robert Lowell described him as "the most important Irish poet since Yeats", and many others, including the academic John Sutherland, have said that he was "the greatest poet of our age". Robert Pinsky has stated that "with his wonderful gift of eye and ear Heaney has the gift of the story-teller." Upon his death in 2013, The Independent described him as "probably the best-known poet in the world". [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_Heaney)

Books by Seamus Heaney

Letters of Seamus Heaney
Letters of Seamus Heaney
2023
The Complete Translations
The Complete Translations
2022
Seamus Heaney Collected Poems
Seamus Heaney Collected Poems
2019
Cure at Troy
Cure at Troy
2018
Aeneid Book VI : A New Verse Translation
Aeneid Book VI : A New Verse Translation
2017
Aeneid
Aeneid
2016
Aeneid Book VI
Aeneid Book VI
2016
Faber & Faber poetry diary 2016
Faber & Faber poetry diary 2016
2015
Seamus Heaney - New Selected P
Seamus Heaney - New Selected Poems, 1988-2013
2015
Dennis O'Driscoll Dear Life
Dennis O'Driscoll Dear Life
2014
La reparación de la poesía
La reparación de la poesía
2014
Midnight Verdict
Midnight Verdict
2014
New Selected Poems 1988-2013
New Selected Poems 1988-2013
2014
Selected Poems 1988-2013
Selected Poems 1988-2013
2014
Spirit Level
Spirit Level
2014
Beowulf - Seamus Heaney'in Modern Ingilizcesinden
Beowulf - Seamus Heaney'in Modern Ingilizcesinden
2013
Seamus Heaney Box Set
Seamus Heaney Box Set
2013
Canadian Writ Ref 5e&Writing a
Canadian Writ Ref 5e&Writing about Lit 2e 09 MLA UPD&Bedford Gloss Crit&Lit 3e&Day in Life Ivan Den&Opened Ground&Taming of Shrew
2012
Sepelio en Tebas
Sepelio en Tebas
2012
Stone from Delphi
Stone from Delphi
2012
The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation
The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation
2012
Burial at Thebes
Burial at Thebes
2011
Cadena humana
Cadena humana
2011
Die Amsel von Glanmore
Die Amsel von Glanmore
2011
Explore Harvard
Explore Harvard
2011
Redress of Poetry
Redress of Poetry
2011
SEAMUS HEANEY. POESIE
SEAMUS HEANEY. POESIE
2011
'Mirror up to Nature'
'Mirror up to Nature'
2010
Government of the Tongue
Government of the Tongue
2010
Haw Lantern
Haw Lantern
2010
Human chain
Human chain
2010
Leavings
Leavings
2009
El nivel
El nivel
2008
One on a side
One on a side
2008
Touched by Robert Burns
Touched by Robert Burns
2008
BEOWULF *BILINGUAL ED* (Biling
BEOWULF *BILINGUAL ED* (Bilingual Edition)
2007
Prentice Hall Literature--The British Edition--Volume II
Prentice Hall Literature--The British Edition--Volume II
2007
Prentice Hall Literature, The British Edition. Volume I
Prentice Hall Literature, The British Edition. Volume I
2007
Soran ääniä
Soran ääniä
2007
The riverbank field
The riverbank field
2007
Campo Abierto
Campo Abierto
2006
District and circle
District and circle
2006
Hē hellēnikē empeiria
Hē hellēnikē empeiria
2006
A tribute to Michael McLaverty
A tribute to Michael McLaverty
2005
L'étrange et le connu
L'étrange et le connu
2005
Pinuccio Sciola
Pinuccio Sciola
2005
Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - The British Tradition
Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - The British Tradition
2005
School Bag
School Bag
2005
Beowulf; Othello
Beowulf; Othello
2004
Electric light/Llum elèctrica
Electric light/Llum elèctrica
2004
"I sing of a maiden beyond com
"I sing of a maiden beyond compare ..."
2003
Eclogues in extremis
Eclogues in extremis
2003
Luz eléctrica =
Luz eléctrica =
2003
Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Reader's Companion -- Bronze Level
Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Reader's Companion -- Bronze Level
2003
Squarings
Squarings
2003
Einmal und nicht mehr. Schriftsteller über das Alter
Einmal und nicht mehr. Schriftsteller über das Alter
2002
Elektrisches Licht
Elektrisches Licht
2002
Horace and the thunder
Horace and the thunder
2002
The Cure of Troy
The Cure of Troy
2002
Clearances
Clearances
2001
Field Work (Faber Poetry)
Field Work (Faber Poetry)
2001
The loose box
The loose box
2001
The Poet and the Piper
The Poet and the Piper
2001
Castalian spring
Castalian spring
2000
Seamus Heaney in conversation
Seamus Heaney in conversation with Karl Miller
2000
Sounding lines
Sounding lines
2000
de La Emocion a Las Palabras
de La Emocion a Las Palabras
1999
The little canticles of Asturi
The little canticles of Asturias
1999
Die Wasserwaage. The Spirit Level
Die Wasserwaage. The Spirit Level
1998
Opened Ground
Opened Ground
1998
Summer schools the poets' plac
Summer schools the poets' place
1998
The school bag
The school bag
1997
A grace note for Michael
A grace note for Michael
1996
Austin Clarke remembered
Austin Clarke remembered
1996
Die Hagebuttenlaterne =
Die Hagebuttenlaterne =
1996
Die Poesie würdigen
Die Poesie würdigen
1996
La lanterne de l'aubépine
La lanterne de l'aubépine
1996
Norden. Gedichte. Englisch - deutsch
Norden. Gedichte. Englisch - deutsch
1996
North (Faber Library)
North (Faber Library)
1996
Poèmas causits
Poèmas causits
1996
Stepping Stones (Audio, Faber)
Stepping Stones (Audio, Faber)
1996
Ta poiemata tou valtou
Ta poiemata tou valtou
1996
Attraversamenti
Attraversamenti
1995
Ausgewhlte Gedichte, 1965-1975
Ausgewhlte Gedichte, 1965-1975 =
1995
Crediting Poetry
Crediting Poetry
1995
Die Hagebuttenlaterne. The Haw Lantern. Zweisprachige Ausgabe. Englisch / deutsch
Die Hagebuttenlaterne. The Haw Lantern. Zweisprachige Ausgabe. Englisch / deutsch
1995
Penninn hvassi
Penninn hvassi
1995
A dog was crying to-night in W
A dog was crying to-night in Wicklow also
1994
Transverse II
Transverse II
1994
Extending the alphabet
Extending the alphabet
1993
Joy or night: Last things in t
Joy or night: Last things in the poetry of W.B. Yeats and Philip Larkin
1993
The midnight verdict
The midnight verdict
1993
Beowulf : a Verse Translation
Beowulf : a Verse Translation
1992
Die Herrschaft der Sprache. Es
Die Herrschaft der Sprache. Essays und Vorlesungen
1992
Dylan the Durable?
Dylan the Durable?
1992
Iron spike
Iron spike
1992
Sweeney's flight
Sweeney's flight
1992
By Seamus Heaney - Selected Poems 1966-1987 (1990-08-16) [Hardcover]
By Seamus Heaney - Selected Poems 1966-1987 (1990-08-16) [Hardcover]
1990
New selected poems, 1966-1987
New selected poems, 1966-1987
1990
Selected poems, 1966-1987
Selected poems, 1966-1987
1990
The cure at Troy
The cure at Troy
1990
The redress of poetry
The redress of poetry
1990
The tree clock
The tree clock
1990
Advent Parish Programme
Advent Parish Programme
1989
An upstairs outlook
An upstairs outlook
1989
Arvon Foundation poetry competition
Arvon Foundation poetry competition
1989
Conlán
Conlán
1989
Lenten Parish Programme
Lenten Parish Programme
1989
The place of writing
The place of writing
1989
The settle bed
The settle bed
1989
Poèmes, 1966-1984
Poèmes, 1966-1984
1988
READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY POETR
READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY POETRY NUMBER 4
1988
The government of the tongue
The government of the tongue
1988
The sounds of rain
The sounds of rain
1988
I thought of walking round and
I thought of walking round and round a space ...
1987
The poetry of John Hewitt
The poetry of John Hewitt
1987
Towards a collaboration, Octob
Towards a collaboration, October 1986
1986
Versei
Versei
1986
Envies and identifications
Envies and identifications
1985
Grotus and Coventina
Grotus and Coventina
1985
Place and displacement
Place and displacement
1985
Hailstones
Hailstones
1984
Ploughshares Spring 1984
Ploughshares Spring 1984
1984
Station Island
Station Island
1984
Sweeney and the cleric ; [and]
Sweeney and the cleric ; [and], Sweeney and the scribes
1984
Verses for a Fordham commencem
Verses for a Fordham commencement
1984
A hazel stick for Catherine An
A hazel stick for Catherine Ann
1983
Among schoolchildren
Among schoolchildren
1983
Limbo [poem]
Limbo [poem]
1983
Seamus Heaney and Tom Paulin
Seamus Heaney and Tom Paulin
1983
Sweeney astray
Sweeney astray
1983
Sweeney reminisces [and] Sween
Sweeney reminisces [and] Sweeney in the chestnut tree
1983
An Ulster twilight
An Ulster twilight
1982
Poems and a memoir
Poems and a memoir
1982
Remembering Malibu
Remembering Malibu
1982
The nerves in leaf
The nerves in leaf
1982
Sweeney praises the trees
Sweeney praises the trees
1981
A kite for Michael and Christo
A kite for Michael and Christopher ;[and] Widgeon
1980
A vision of Master Murphy on S
A vision of Master Murphy on Station Island
1980
Poems, 1965-1975
Poems, 1965-1975
1980
Selected poems, 1965-1975
Selected poems, 1965-1975
1980
Field Work 1ST Edition
Field Work 1ST Edition
1979
From Glanmore sonnets
From Glanmore sonnets
1979
Gravities
Gravities
1979
Hedge School
Hedge School
1979
Rare Seamus Heaney / Field Work Signed 1st Edition 1979
Rare Seamus Heaney / Field Work Signed 1st Edition 1979
1979
The Strand at Lough Beg
The Strand at Lough Beg
1979
A postcard from North Antrim (
A postcard from North Antrim (In memory of Sean Armstrong)
1978
In memoriam: Sean O'Riada
In memoriam: Sean O'Riada
1978
Leavings [and] The skunk
Leavings [and] The skunk
1978
The poetry of Richard Murphy
The poetry of Richard Murphy
1977
The singer's house ;[Oysters,
The singer's house ;[Oysters, and A strange house]
1977
A dream of jealousy
A dream of jealousy
1975
Bog poems
Bog poems
1975
January god
January god
1972
Wintering Out
Wintering Out
1972
Maighdean Mara, Limbo [and] As
Maighdean Mara, Limbo [and] As we roved out
1971
Nightspawn
Nightspawn
1971
Two poems and a verse letter
Two poems and a verse letter
1971
A boy driving his father to co
A boy driving his father to confession
1970
The last mummer
The last mummer
1970
A lough neagh sequence
A lough neagh sequence
1969
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark
1969
Room to rhyme
Room to rhyme
1968
The thatcher
The thatcher
1968
Follower ;[and], Scaffolding
Follower ;[and], Scaffolding
1967
At a potato digging
At a potato digging
1966
Death of a naturalist
Death of a naturalist
1966
Belfast snapshots
Belfast snapshots
1965
Field work
Field work
1960
A summer night
A summer night
1954
In small townlands, for Colin
In small townlands, for Colin Middleton, The early purges, [and] Poem, for Marie
1900
Sea-wife [and] Woodcut
Sea-wife [and] Woodcut
1900
A Bibliographical checklist
A Bibliographical checklist
A cura en Troia
A cura en Troia
Bpata b mpaka
Bpata b mpaka
BURIAL AT THEBES: SOPHOCLES' A
BURIAL AT THEBES: SOPHOCLES' ANTIGONE; TRANS. BY SEAMUS HEANEY
Collected poems 1966-1991
Collected poems 1966-1991
Dit man hor
Dit man hor
Gront ljus
Gront ljus
Hagtornslyktan
Hagtornslyktan
Markrgejde
Markrgejde
May Anthology of Oxford
May Anthology of Oxford
Ojanpiennarten kuningas
Ojanpiennarten kuningas
Scavando
Scavando
Speranza in reading on 'The ba
Speranza in reading on 'The ballad of reading gaol'
Sweeney's waanzin
Sweeney's waanzin