Seamus Heaney
Biography and lesson plans

|Biography and Links| |Specific Poems|

Biography and Links

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.

Specific Poems

"Blackberry-Picking"
Video of Heaney reading the poem, analysis, teaching tips, and related poems.

"Funeral Rites" and "North" — Seamus Heaney
Background, vocabulary, questions for analysis. This document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

The Poetry of Seamus Heaney
Questions for "Blackberry Picking" and "Mid-Term Break." Requires MS-Word or compatible application for access.

"Punishment" and "Funeral Rites"
This printable has comprehension questions for the two poems. It does not include the text of the poems. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.

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.

"The Tollund Man"
Questions to develop analysis. This document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

"Wintering Out"
Background information; scroll down to find themes. Requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.