Selected Poems 1966-1987

Praise for author Seamus Heaney"Perhaps the best descriptions of Seamus Heaney's extraordinarily rich and varied oeuvre come from the poet's own work. Mr. Heaney has created a remarkable series of poems that stay 'true to the impact of external reality' while at the same time remaining 'sensitive to the inner laws of the poet's being. '" -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times. "Having just reread most of his poems, I find myself more, not less, interested, and convinced that I have only begun to plumb their bracing depths. The poems stay in the mind, which is the one essential feature of major poetry. " -Jay Parini, The Nation. "Heaney's commitment to the independence of his art, to the pursuit of shape and richness and abundant ambiguity, is also a profound commitment to the quality of public life. In a dark time, Heaney. has turned borders and dividing lines into rich frontiers. " -Fintan O'Toole, The New York Review of Books. "Arguably the finest poet now writing in English. " -James Shapiro, The New York Times Book Review.