Seamus Heaney
Biography and lesson plans
|Biography and Links|
|Specific Poems|
A Biography of Seamus Heaney
Biography and links to related sites.
Poet: Seamus Heaney
Follow the links to 28 online poems.
Seamus Heaney
Brief biography and a discussion of selected poems.
Seamus Heaney
Biography, Heaney's Nobel lecture, poems, and other resources.
Seamus Heaney
Audio clips of interviews with Heaney.
Seamus Heaney
Links to a few poems, bibliography.
Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet
Biography, links to some poems, a gallery of graphics, and related links.
"Blackberry Picking"
Seamus Heaney
The poet reads "Blackberry Picking." This video is just over 2 minutes long.
The Poetry of Seamus Heaney
Questions for "Blackberry Picking" and "Mid-Term Break." Requires MS-Word or compatible application for access.
Other Poems
Reading Guide: Seamus Heaney's "Casualty"
Critical analysis.
GCSE Bitesize: Seamus Heaney
Biography, critical commentary, visuals, and suggestions for writing about "Digging," "Perch," and "Storm on the Island."
Seamus Heaney
Streaming audio of a lecture about "Singing School: # 4" ("Summer 1969"), "Station Island: VII" ("I had come to the edge of the water") "The Strand at Lough Beg," and "Station Island: VIII" ("Black water. White waves. Furrows snowcapped."). The entire discussion is 41 minutes long.
