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Seamus Heaney
AuthorBooks · Second hand1939-2013
Seamus Justin Heaney 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. 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".
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Birth
1939
Death
2013
First book
1966
Years writing
60
Seamus Heaney was recognized as one of the most influential poets in Ireland and the world.
His first major published volume, Death of a Naturalist, marked the beginning of a brilliant literary career.
In addition to being a poet, he excelled as a playwright, translator, and university professor.
Robert Lowell described him as the most important Irish poet since Yeats.
His work encompasses a prolific output of 378 titles that explore the essence of poetry.