the keeper of language : The Irish Times
Seamus Heaney died today in Dublin. He was one of my early poetry loves.
Seamus Heaney - Walking on air against his better judgment - The Boston Globe
I was fortunate enough to be able to get tickets to a reading he gave in Chicago last October. He was here to help us celebrate the 100th anniversary of Poetry magazine. What a lovely evening it was!
“Noli timere. - Seamus Heaney’s last words, in a text to his wife, Marie.”