Selected Poems 1988-2013 Paperback – 18 Nov. 2014

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The sublime Laureate.

I have read through every poem in this book several times now over the months I have owned this book. I am amazed again and again at the depth and creativity this man brought to poetry. He wrote so down to earth, and yet with such profound depth of feeling. You can see as well how his translation of ancient Greek made him see his own Irish landscape and people as twins to those old, old people and stories. Wonderful book!

Mr. Heaney's poems are magical. I bought Selected Poems 1998-2013 as Bono of U. Two has said that several songs in his forthcoming C.D are inspired by these last poems. I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Mr. Heaney in 2002 we talked mostly of his epic series of poems 'North' . Anthony Kirby.

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I had not read Heaney before. It was a delightful eye-opener. He tends to reflect back to childhood experiences but does so with mild humour and amazing detail. Some insight into the effect of the Troubles on the average person person.

This is a book to keep