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Tchocky

08-30-13 05:55 AM

Seamus Heaney RIP

This is a sad day indeed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23898891

Quote:

So while the parish priest at her bedside
Went hammer and tongs at the prayers for the dying
And some were responding and some crying
I remembered her head bent towards my head,
Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives--
Never closer the whole rest of our lives.

WernherVonTrapp

08-30-13 04:22 PM

Yeah, just read the news article. RIP:nope:

Quote:

"A hunger-striker's father
stands in the graveyard dumb.
The police widow in veils
faints at the funeral home.
History says, Don't hope
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme."

ExFishermanBob

08-31-13 12:41 PM

Read his version of Beowulf for a flavour of his skill.

Sailor Steve

08-31-13 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob (Post 2108254)

Read his version of Beowulf for a flavour of his skill.

I knew that name was familiar! I read his Beowulf in the library just a few years ago. Magnificent work! :rock:

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