{"product_id":"the-poems-of-seamus-heaney-9780571340385","title":"The Poems of Seamus Heaney","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is the definitive edition of Seamus Heaney's poetry, with illuminating critical notes, including a substantial number of uncollected poems and a selection of poems never published before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'More than any other poet since Wordsworth he can make us understand that the outside world is not outside, but what we are made of.' John Carey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Naturalist \u003c\/i\u003e(1966) to \u003ci\u003eHuman Chain\u003c\/i\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 In addition, the book includes a selection of unpublished material chosen by the poet's family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a body of work that, in its entirety, resounds with the 'lyrical beauty and ethical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.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Heaney's voice, by turns mythological and journalistic, rural and sophisticated, reminiscent and impatient, stern and yielding, curt and expansive, is one of a suppleness almost equal to consciousness itself.' Helen Vendler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His is \"closeup\" poetry - close up to thought, to the world, to the emotions. Few writers at work today, in verse or fiction, can give the sense of rich, fecund, lived life that Heaney does.' John Banville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'These poems find - in the dowser's gift and the child's perception of the world - images of the marvellous that are also wonderfully grounded. . . Heaney is a poet who deserves to be read in entirety.' Jamie McKendrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'For Heaney, there were marvels enough in this world, and never mind the next. Ordinary objects and places - a sofa, a wireless, a satchel, a gust of wind, the sound of rain - were sanctified.' Blake Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571340385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 1296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 03 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.6(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSeamus Heaney was born in County Derry in Northern Ireland in 1939. \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Naturalist,\u003c\/i\u003e his first collection, appeared in 1966, and was followed by poetry, criticism and translations which established him as the leading poet of his generation. He died in 2013.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosie Lavan is an Associate Professor in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin. She is author of \u003ci\u003eSeamus Heaney and Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2020).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBernard O'Donoghue is an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. His seventh collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Anchorage\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Hollis is a poet, editor and biographer. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEarth House\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of poems, published in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Seamus Heaney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48717340737753,"sku":"9780571340385","price":89.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/81VX2sNjlpL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779026078","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-poems-of-seamus-heaney-9780571340385","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}