Heaney

American  

[hay-nee] / ˈheɪ ni /

noun

1. Seamus 1939–2013, Irish poet: Nobel Prize 1995.

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Heaney British  

/ ˈhiːnɪ /

noun

1. Seamus ( Justin ) (ˈʃeɪməs). Born 1939, Irish poet and critic, born in Northern Ireland. His collections include Death of a Naturalist (1966), North (1975), The Haw Lantern (1987), The Spirit Level (1996), District and Circle (2006), and Human Chain (2010). Nobel prize for literature 1995

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"I remember reading the Seamus Heaney poem Digging, and thinking 'why are we reading a poem about potatoes'. Now he's one of my favourite poets, but it was just another subject I had to learn."

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Irish playwright Seamus Heaney adapted this play in 1990 as “The Cure at Troy,” finding in it an image of his country’s religious factionalism and the possibility of peace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

He endured the same ritual last year, and came to Washington with a clear understanding of the task: Whatever you say, say nothing, as Seamus Heaney put it in a famous 1975 poem.

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026

“This appears defensive and signals current growth initiatives aren’t working and underlying growth isn’t supporting the cost base,” said James Heaney of Jefferies.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Beachcomber Pampiniform it writhes, bladder-wrack or kelp, a heavy swell that slops about rustily in the basalt trough, breaking through the sea rush; & solitary goes Heaney, curling at dictions.

From Unmanned by Stephen Oliver