{"product_id":"the-poems-of-seamus-heaney","title":"The Poems of Seamus Heaney","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the long-awaited, definitive edition of Seamus Heaney's poetry. It encompasses all the poems Heaney published in his lifetime as well as the small number that appeared after his death: twelve single volumes, from \u003cem\u003eDeath of a Naturalist\u003c\/em\u003e (1966) to \u003cem\u003eHuman Chain\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), and those poems published in pamphlets, journals and magazines or with limited circulation. In addition, the book includes a selection of unpublished material chosen by the poet's family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a body of work that, in its entirety, resounds with the 'lyrical beauty and ethical depth' cited by the Nobel committee: poems 'which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritical introductions to each collection and notes that illuminate the history and development of the poems make this the essential volume for admirers of Heaney's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeamus Heaney (1939–2013) was born in County Derry in Northern Ireland. \u003cem\u003eDeath of a Naturalist\u003c\/em\u003e, his first collection of poems, appeared in 1966, and was followed by poetry, criticism and translations which established him as the leading poet of his generation. In 1995 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and twice won the Whitbread Book of the Year, for \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit Level\u003c\/em\u003e (1996) and \u003cem\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/em\u003e(1999). \u003cem\u003eStepping Stones\u003c\/em\u003e, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, appeared in 2008; \u003cem\u003eHuman Chain\u003c\/em\u003e, his last volume of poems, was awarded the 2010 Forward Prize for Best Collection. His translation of Virgil's \u003cem\u003eAeneid Book VI\u003c\/em\u003e was published posthumously in 2016 to critical acclaim, followed in 2018 by \u003cem\u003e100 Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, a selection of poems from his entire career, chosen by his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBernard O'Donoghue was born in Cullen, Co Cork in 1945. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, where he taught Medieval English and Modern Irish Poetry. He has published seven collections of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eGunpowder\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 1995 Whitbread Prize for Poetry, and \u003cem\u003eThe Seasons of Cullen Church\u003c\/em\u003e, shortlisted for the 2016 T.S. Eliot Prize. His \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Faber in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosie Lavan is an assistant professor in the School of English at Trinity, where she teaches poetry and modern Irish and British literature. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eSeamus Heaney and Society\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), and she worked with Bernard O’Donoghue on the new edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Poems of Seamus Heaney\u003c\/em\u003e, for Faber and Faber. Before her academic career she worked as a journalist in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Hollis was born in Norwich, UK, in 1971. \u003cem\u003eGround Water\u003c\/em\u003e (Bloodaxe Books, 2004) was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Whitbread Prize for Poetry. \u003cem\u003eNow All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward Thomas\u003c\/em\u003e (Faber \u0026amp; Faber, 2011; W.W. Norton, 2012) won the Costa Biography Award and the H.W. Fisher Biography Prize. \u003cem\u003eThe Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem\u003c\/em\u003e (Faber and Norton, 2022) was a book of the year in the \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173460361373,"sku":"9780571340385","price":276.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9780571340385.jpg?v=1763522482","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-poems-of-seamus-heaney","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}