Seamus Heaney RIP

Tchocky · 08-30-13, 05:55 AM

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

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

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Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

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!

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