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Seamus Heaney

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Name: Seamus Heaney

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Edge Hill University

Laureate’s acclaim for local poetry

Forget Wordsworth and daffodils. Think SeaLife, Blackpool, Fleetwood beach, gypsies at Stalmine and gulls over guesthouses.Lindsay Holland (pictured right), published poet and Edge Hill University tutor, set up North West Poets little more than a year ... [Published Blackpool Gazette - 19 hours ago]

Entities: David Morley, Lake Poets, John Clare, Edge Hill University

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Dollar Academy

Gatsby first for sale as collection auctioned

A first edition of The Great Gatsby is among a treasure trove of books to be auctioned in Edinburgh this week.The collection of the late Stirling-born English teacher Bruce Ritchie has an estimated value of up to 230,000. His library includes first editions ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 13 2013]

Entities: Dollar Academy, Alexander Pope, Tom Stoppard, Seamus Heaney

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

‘THIS IS A BOOKSHOP’ Sign Goes Viral

A reader of that sign at the The Albion Beatnik bookstore in Oxford.After ten hours, the sign has been viewed nearly 9,000 times online as digital readers share their love of bookstores. Here?s more about the Albion Beatnik$ at (be sure to read the entire ... [Published Media Bistro - May 09 2013]

Entities: Sylvia Plath, Poetry Society, Seamus Heaney

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Is political oratory gone for good?

Poet Stewart Henderson considers why contemporary politics appears to suffer from a lack of poetry in its oratory.The former New York Governor Mario Cuomo famously said that you "campaign in poetry and govern in prose".If he is correct, then it may be ... [Published BBC - May 10 2013]

Entities: Aneurin Bevan, Michael Foot, Jennie Lee, Gustave Flaubert, Seamus Heaney

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Robert Alter: In Conversation

Tuesday May 14 2013 7:00 PM Tweet Venue:1395 Lexington Ave.New York, NY Contact Website:92Y.org Contact:mwheeler@92Y.org Organization: Cost: Sponsors: Join us for an evening with the distinguished Biblical scholar and translator, whose rendering of Ancient ... [Published New York Blueprint - May 09 2013]

Entities: Robert Alter, Seamus Heaney, W. W. Norton & Company

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Young poet Kaylee seeks your votes!

Kaylee Bailey BromleyA 10-year-old local poet has reached the final of the RTE Kids show “Elev8”competition and needs your votes.Kaylee Bailey Bromley, from Muirhevnamor, has impressed the public with her incredible poetic techniques.The poet, who first ... [Published Dundalk Democrat - May 08 2013]

Entities: Bromley, Seamus Heaney

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Cantillon: Robust growth in poetic analysis

Employers group chief Danny McCoy Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill Whatever about Seamus Heaney’s hope and history rhyming, yesterday we had the employers’ group chief, Danny McCoy, rhyming with President Micheal D Higgins in the austerity debate.McCoy ... [Published Irish Times - May 07 2013]

Entities: International Bank for Economic Cooperation, Ireland, Seamus Heaney, PHOTOGRAPHER, Taxes

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Bean an Tí: Celebrating 20 years of NYU's Glucksman Ireland House – Plus, a poem from Seamus Heaney

Glucksman Ireland House, NYU’s center for Irish Studies celebrated 20 years and its founders, Loretta Brennan Glucksman and her late husband Lewis Glucksman.Seamus Heaney read “Lauds for Loretta,” his praise poem for Loretta Brennan Glucksman at the Gala ... [Published Irish Central - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Lewis Glucksman, Ireland, Seamus Heaney

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Higgins holds Cuirt as he opens literary celebration

IT WAS the event where his presidential plans were first alluded to and two years later the triumphant candidate returned much to the delight of his literary pals.President Michael D Higgins opened the Cuirt International Festival of Literature in the ... [Published Irish Independent - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Seamus Heaney, Michael D Higgins, Michael Longley, Speechwriter

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 2 reports

‘Beowulf,’ as it was told

24Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2013 Partly Cloudy, 59$ F Skip navigationText size:AAA A A By Colleen WalshHarvard Staff WriterWednesday, April 24, 2013Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer“We often do this out-loud reading of ‘Beowulf’ for fun because we love ... [Published Harvard University Gazette - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Harvard University, A.R.T.S. Ltd., Harvard College, Seamus Heaney

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Literary giants descend on Galway for days of words

"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are what we need most in the world." Philip Pullman's words make the tagline for the upcoming International Festival of Literature in Galway.Starting this Tuesday, Cuirt will run for five days until ... [Published Irish Independent - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Vincent Woods, Michael Longley, Lucy Caldwell, Seamus Heaney

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

AosdÃ¡na celebrates strong European artistic connections

Strong artistic connections between Ireland and the rest of Europe have existed for more than 2,000 years, and the exchange remains valuable today, the Aosdána General Assembly heard in Dublin's Royal Hospital Kilmainham today.As part of a special presentation ... [Published Arts Council - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Seamus Heaney, Patrick Scott, Ireland, ANTHONY CRONIN

More Content

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Laureate’s acclaim for local poetry [Published Blackpool Gazette - 19 hours ago]
Calendar [Published Arlington Connection - May 15 2013]
First Edition of The Great Gatsby sold today in... [Published The Edinburgh Reporter - May 15 2013]
Globerman’s rhyme and reason [Published Jerusalem Post - May 13 2013]
Gatsby first for sale as collection auctioned [Published Herald Scotland - May 13 2013]
New biography shows how 'Narnia' author C.S. Le... [Published Individual.com - May 12 2013]
Is political oratory gone for good? [Published BBC - May 10 2013]
‘THIS IS A BOOKSHOP’ Sign Goes Viral [Published Media Bistro - May 09 2013]
Robert Alter: In Conversation [Published New York Blueprint - May 09 2013]
Arlington Entertainment Calendar May 8 [Published Mount Vernon Gazette - May 08 2013]
Young poet Kaylee seeks your votes! [Published Dundalk Democrat - May 08 2013]
Cantillon: Robust growth in poetic analysis [Published Irish Times - May 07 2013]
Easter holidays [Published Lancashire Life - May 05 2013]
Facebook and Twitter have made dating harder, s... [Published Mail Online UK - May 04 2013]
Arlington Entertainment Calendar May 1 [Published Laurel Hill Connection - May 01 2013]
In the Irish wilderness [Published BBC - May 01 2013]
The Lion's Head – A look back at the favorite b... [Published Irish Central - Apr 30 2013]
Bean an Tí: Celebrating 20 years of NYU's Gluck... [Published Irish Central - Apr 30 2013]
Enda Kenny to Offer Commencement Address at Bos... [Published Business Wire - Apr 25 2013]
Poetry Pairing \| 'The Windhover' [Published New York Times - Apr 25 2013]
How Northern Ireland and its people have shaped... [Published Politics.ie - Apr 25 2013]
Biden scathing of ‘knock-off jihadis’ at office... [Published Irish Times - Apr 25 2013]
Higgins holds Cuirt as he opens literary celebr... [Published Irish Independent - Apr 25 2013]
President Michael D. Higgins in Galway [Published Aras an Uachterain - Apr 24 2013]
‘Beowulf,’ as it was told [Published Harvard University Gazette - Apr 24 2013]
‘Beowulf,’ as it was told [Published Harvard Gazette - Apr 24 2013]
Irish director appointed to head Edinburgh Fest... [Published Herald Scotland - Apr 23 2013]
New artistic director appointed for Edinburgh I... [Published The Edinburgh Reporter - Apr 22 2013]
Edinburgh International Festival to hire Linehan [Published The Scotsman - Apr 22 2013]
Literary giants descend on Galway for days of w... [Published Irish Independent - Apr 22 2013]

Blogs

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The Weekly Wrap [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 23 2013] Friday on the Dish, Andrew read trouble for the GOP in the sequester tea leaves, probed the cracks in the wall of lies surrounding torture, and respected Will Saletan’s ability to admit when he was wrong. He recapped his passionate debate ...
Holiday Weekend Wrap [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 19 2013] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13r-8vaW3SA&feature=player_embedded] This President’s Day weekend, Andrew ruminated on women’s role in the Church, pondered Benedict’s radical resignation, gave the reasons why Hagel matters, commented on Gallup’s ...
Staying True To One’s Roots [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 19 2013] Reviewing a collection of interviews with Seamus Heaney called Stepping Stones , Barra Ó Seaghdha focuses on how the famed poet invokes his humble beginnings: The depth and length of Heaney’s engagement with the matter of childhood suggests that ...
Announcing the Beowulf & Grendel Book Club [Published The League of Ordinary Gentlemen - Jan 15 2013] Starting the week after next, the League will be hosting the Beowulf & Grendel Book Club*. Everyone and anyone is invited (nay, encouraged!) to participate. For those not familiar with either work, Beowulf is an epic story of heroes and monsters, ...
A book club query… [Published The League of Ordinary Gentlemen - Jan 07 2013] Last week in the threads over at Mindless Diversions , I tossed out the idea of having a Beowulf / Grendel Book Club. It was really just a random afterthought at the end of an overly long comment – kind of like that moment at the end of a night ...

Audio/Video

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AUDIO: Heaney: Poetry was 'entrancing' [Published BBC News Video - Entertainment and Arts - Jan 30 2013]

Press Releases

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Enda Kenny to Offer Commencement Address at Bos... [Published Business Wire - Apr 25 2013]