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Seamus Heaney

Regular readers of this blog may be aware that I read one or two books of Irish fiction every March. I haven't settled on what to read this year yet - Beckett, Trevor, McGahern and Patrick McCabe have already crossed my mind - but now, after reading this glowing review of Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney, I'm thinking I might branch out from strictly reading Irish fiction and try some of Heaney's poetry. But since my knowledge of poetry is very limited, I need some help on what to read. If anyone can recommend which one of Heaney's collections I should read, please do so in the comments below.

Incidentally, we do own a copy of Heaney's celebrated translation of Beowulf, which I'm definitely going to read sometime this year. But that hardly qualifies as Irish writing, so I need something else of his to read this March.

February 27, 2009 in Books | Permalink

Comments

Heaney's collection, Electric Light is my favorite. And his Beowulf translation is better than any other version. If you haven't read it another great Irish book is Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan.

Posted by: ryan at Mar 12, 2009 12:41:23 PM